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The microscale behaviours and damage evolutions of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)/epoxy nanocomposites

O. Aluko

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8412-6572

Department of CSEP, Kearsley Street, University of Michigan-Flint, MI 48502, USA

E-mail Address: aluko@umich.edu

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S. Gowtham

Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

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G. M. Odegard

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7577-6565

Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931, USA

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S2424913024500012Cited by:1 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

This study investigated the microscale behaviours and damage evolutions of graphene/epoxy nanocomposites under uniaxial tensile loadings. Computational molecular dynamics (MD) simulation was applied to model the microstructural constituents of graphene/epoxy composites and the evaluation of their mechanical and the damage responses at different temperatures. The computed results revealed the influence of the proportions of graphene and temperatures on the mechanical properties, the damage evolution and the change in strain energy associated with failure of the nanocomposites. The study has added to the understanding of the damage development and failure of the graphene nanoplatelets (GNP)/epoxy composites.

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