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In-situ growth of CuS on polyimide film to construct dense and continuous network: Achieving excellent electrothermal and EMI shielding performance Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Lingtong Li, Zhiheng Zhao, Yang Pan, Minhang Chen, Yang Zhang, Renke Li, Hong Wu, Shaoyun Guo
The performance of the electrothermal film is generally determined by conductive filler network. However, it is still challenging to construct a dense network of conductive fillers in the electrothermal film. In this work, we develop a simple and efficient method to construct a dense and continuous network via in-situ growth of CuS nanosheets on the surface of polyimide (PI) film with stable interfacial
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Comparison between microstructural analysis of GFRP and CFRP rebars using micro computed tomography (μCT), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and acoustic emission (AE) techniques Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Maha Ghaib, Mohammadhadi Shateri, Douglas Thomson, Dagmar Svecova
The internal micro-structure of glass and carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) rebars subjected to tensile loading was investigated using micro computed tomography (μCT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Three dimensional (3D) and two dimensional (2D) reconstructed μCT images were used to study and quantify the void volume and its distribution along with FRP rebar samples after being
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Global sensitivity analysis for degraded braided composite with interval process Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Dongyang Sun, Xuefeng Liang, Huiming Ning, Ning Hu
Global sensitivity analysis has predominantly focused on examining the effect of time-invariant parameters on the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites, while ignoring degradation. However, fiber-reinforced composites are subject to degradation, which means that the physical system is dynamic. It is important to consider this dynamic behavior in sensitivity analysis. This paper presents
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Estimation of transverse thermoelastic properties of polyimide fibers based on micromechanical models Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Cheng Lu, Huiqi Shao, Siyi Bi, Nanliang Chen, Guangwei Shao, Jinhua Jiang
The determination of the thermoelastic properties of polyimide (PI) fibers is important for their applications, however, these properties are difficult to measure directly, especially the transverse thermoelastic properties. Here, the transverse thermoelastic properties of PI fibers, including transverse Young's modulus (2.12 GPa), shear modulus (0.94 GPa), Poisson's ratio (0.05), and coefficient of
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Numerical analysis of fracture in core-shell particle reinforced composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Wei Fan, Hua Yang, Sheng Mao, Zhenyang Xin, Ambrose C. Taylor
The fracture of core-shell particle reinforced composites was simulated using a crack phase field method. A pre-existing crack may grow along the interface between the core and shell (core debonding), may penetrate the shell and the core (trans-core fracture), or may grow in the matrix (brittle fracture in the matrix). Shell fracture behaviours resulting from the competition between the fracture resistance
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A controllable foaming approach for the fabrication of “rattan-like” graphene-based composite aerogel with desirable microwave absorption capacity Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Xiaoxiao Zhang, Qitan Zheng, Yujie Chen, Qunfu Fan, Hua Li, Hezhou Liu, Zhixin Chen, Yao Li, Hui Pan, Xueliang Jiang, Shenmin Zhu
As a common environmental pollutant, microwave can cause great harms to human health. The development of high-performance microwave absorber with lightweight is indeed necessary. Herein, “rattan-like” graphene-based composite aerogels, having macroscopic pores surrounded by plenty of small pores, were designed and fabricated via an in-situ foaming then carbonized approach. Firstly, graphene oxide (GO)
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A novel FFT framework with coupled non-local elastic-plastic damage model for the thermomechanical failure analysis of UD-CF/PEEK composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Bing Wang, Menglei Li, Guodong Fang, Jiqiang Hu, Jinrui Ye, Bing Wang, Songhe Meng
A novel FFT-based computational framework for coupling non-local elastic-plastic damage model is proposed in this paper, which is employed to accurately simulate the transverse tensile behaviors of unidirectional (UD) CF/PEEK composite materials under different temperatures. To address the distinct material properties exhibited by different microscopic constituents within the composite, two approaches
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Synthesising realistic 2D microstructures of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites with a generative adversarial network Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Rui Guo, Marco Alves, Mahoor Mehdikhani, Christian Breite, Yentl Swolfs
The microstructure governs the behaviour of unidirectional fibre-reinforced composites. In this study, we developed a Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Network (DCGAN) to generate realistic 2D transverse microstructures of such composites. We evaluated the DCGAN-generated microstructures using three different methods: Fréchet inception distance, walking through the latent space, and feature
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Collaborative electrospinning and ice-templating for sea urchin-inspired aerogel microsphere: Unraveling functional mechanisms in thermally conductive phase change composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Jingjing Zhang, Jialin Zhang, Daoqing Liu, Jianhui Zeng, Zhenqiang Ye, Meng Han, Shuye Zhang, Yimin Yao, Rong Sun
With the increased integration of electronic devices, effective heat management becomes imperative. Thermally conductive phase change composites play a vital role by efficiently conducting heat and utilizing matrix phase change for heat storage. Conventional materials encounter difficulties such as low thermal conductivity, restricted heat storage density, and vulnerability to leakage. This study presents
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Optimization of tribological characteristics in cryo-treated plastic/graphene oxide modified CFRP via ANN-based predictive modeling for aerospace applications Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Manu M, Aravind J, Sanal Mohammed B, K.E. Reby Roy, Mubarak Ali M, Ummar Shaik
Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) were modified with polycarbonate (PC)/acrylic butadiene styrene (ABS), and silanized graphene oxide deposited (using electrophoretic deposition) carbon fibers. Using Pin-on-Disc (POD) experiment, the wear rate (WR) and coefficient of friction (COF) of modified CFRP samples were determined for room-temperature (RT) and cryo-treated (CT) conditions. For RT samples
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Three-dimensional printed sodium alginate clay nanotube composite scaffold for bone regeneration Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Youquan Zhou, Xiang Gao, Mingyan Zhao, Lihua Li, Mingxian Liu
Nanoparticles can regulate the rheological behavior of polymers during three-dimensional (3D) printing. To overcome the poor molding performance of pure sodium alginate (SA), the present study introduced clay halloysite nanotubes (HNTs), and a novel SA/HNTs ink with good formability was obtained. Subsequently, a high-performance SA/HNTs composite scaffold for bone defect repair was prepared using 3D
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Photo-curable bio-based comb/bottle brush epoxy resin/beeswax/copper foam phase change materials with high enthalpy value, high conductivity, and multifunctional properties Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Yanyun Li, Yu Fan, Ziyu Liu, Junying Zhang, Jue Cheng, Qingsong Lian
At present, the demand for green energy has reached a new height in history, and thermal energy storage technology has been widely used to reduce energy consumption. It is still a challenge to develop bio-based polymeric form-stable phase change materials (FSPCMs) with high enthalpy value and thermal conductivity (TC), short curing time, and multifunctional properties. This work not only exploited
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A honeycomb-inspired carboxymethyl chitosan-covalently link NH2-black phosphorene biobased cellulose green nanocomposites with tremendously enhancement fire safety and thermal conductivity Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Kunxin Wang, Zhencai Qu, Hui Yang, Guoming Yuan, Xiu-e Li, Zhijun Liu, Yanhan Tao, Yang Li, Kun Wu, Jun Shi
Biobased carboxymethyl chitosan-modified black phosphorene (BP-CMC) was prepared through an amidation reaction between amino group functionalized black phosphorene (NH-BP) and CMC. Density functional theory (DTF) express that the adsorption energy between urea and phosphene is −6.28 eV, indicating a strong interaction. The resulting BP-CMC was further applied to reinforce the mechanical, flame-retardant
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High-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption of lightweight Nb2O5/CNTs/polyimide with excellent thermal insulation and compression resistance integration Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Yuanyuan Zeng, Lan Long, Jiaqi Yu, Yuqi Li, Yang Li, Wei Zhou
With the widespread application of electronic devices, multifunctional electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing materials suitable for complex high-temperature and high-pressure environments, have attracted tremendous research attention. Herein, multifunctional polyimide (PI) composites doped with fluffy NbO/CNTs microspheres (NBCP) were prepared by combining the ultrasonic spraying process and freeze-drying
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Flexible phase change composites based on hierarchically porous polypyrrole scaffold for broad-band solar absorption and efficient solar-thermal-electric energy conversion Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Yu-long Liu, Zi-cheng Tang, Zi-jie Huang, Wan-jun Jiang, Ting-yu Zhu, Jie Chen, Jing-hui Yang, Xiao-dong Qi, Yong Wang
Phase change materials (PCMs) with thermal energy storage property are vital in solar-thermal energy conversion and utilization systems. However, low thermal conductivity, low light absorption, and severe brittleness are major application-hindering factors. In this work, paraffin wax (PW) was vacuum impregnated into poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/boron nitride (BN)/polypyrrole (PPy) foam to create flexible
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Mechanical characterization of polymer-grafted graphene PEG nanocomposites using molecular dynamics Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Cátia Guarda, Bruno Faria, José N. Canongia Lopes, Nuno Silvestre
It is known that most polymers exhibit poor interfacial compatibility with graphene sheets. Modification of graphene's surface by functionalization with small polymer chains from the same building blocks as the matrix polymer improves the compatibility of graphene in polymeric materials. In this paper, the mechanical behaviour of polyethylene glycol (PEG) nanocomposites with graphene grafted with polymeric
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Thin and ultra-broadband electromagnetic absorption carbonyl iron-based metamaterial via multiscale synergic dielectric-magnetic design Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Bo Huang, Fang Ye, Yuqiang Liu, Jie Liang, Yuchen Cao, Laifei Cheng
Thin and ultra-broadband electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption material is essential in the fields of electromagnetic compatibility and radiation protection. Unfortunately, conventional materials are difficult to achieve low frequency EMW absorption such as 2–4 GHz at a limited thickness. Herein, a multiscale design strategy is presented to overcome this shortcoming. Carbonyl iron particle was used
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Ultrawide sensing-range, super durable and high-strength epoxy/carbon fiber composites sensor based on stress-induced structure Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Mengman Weng, Zhao-xia Huang, Qing-wen Yuan, Zhi-hua Liu, Jin-ping Qu
Nowadays, high-pressure sensors are broadly utilized in manufacturing and applications for ensuring safe production and preventing failures. However, present high-pressure sensors are mainly fabricated by high-strength metal and cement, which are too heavy or easy-corrosive to satisfy long-term usage. Polymer piezoresistive materials have great potential due to their stability and light weight, but
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A data-driven model based on the numerical solution of the equivalent inclusion problem for the analysis of nonlinear short-fibre composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Witold Ogierman
The paper introduces a novel data-driven homogenization model developed for the computation of stress-strain curves for composites featuring arbitrary orientation distributions, aspect ratios, and volume fractions of fibres. The objective of the proposed model is to deliver both time-efficient and accurate results while taking into account a relatively small database. The database is generated through
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High-performance shape memory epoxy resin with high strength and toughness: Prepared by introducing hydrogen bonds through polycaprolactone and low melting point alloy Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Zhiwei Tuo, Kunzhi Chen, Qiang Zhou, Yubo Wang, Qiushi Wang, Yuyu Zhang, Zhaohua Lin, Yunhong Liang
Epoxy resin (EP) as common polymers have attracted much attention in the field of shape memory materials due to their excellent properties. However, epoxy-based shape memory polymers suffer from a trade-off between strength, toughness, variable stiffness capability and shape memory properties, and thus are subject to significant limitations in their applications. In this paper, we propose a method
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Impact behaviour of bio-inspired sandwich panels integrally manufactured from 3D printed continuous carbon fibre reinforced polyamide Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 I. Sukia, A. Esnaola, B. Erice, J. Aurrekoetxea
This paper studies the effect of several design parameters on the impact performance of fully 3D printed sandwich panels with a core cell unit inspired by the trabecular structure of the forewing of a beetle. The key finding is that the asymmetric sandwich panel, which featured a thicker face sheet at the back and a core with a variating cell wall thickness of weak-to-strong, exhibited the highest
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Bionic hierarchical metalized thermally responsive dynamic daytime passive radiative cooling nanocomposites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Junbao Yan, Mingyue Han, Liangbo Zhu, Xinyu Zhang, Mei Xu, Mengting She, Yuhan Cai, Xueyang Liu, Hua Wang, Siwei Xiong, Luoxin Wang
Passive heat management technology holds significant promise in mitigating the fossil energy crisis. However, most current passive radiative cooling textiles merely reflect sunlight, causing unnecessary cooling in cold regions during winter and lacking dynamic control. Herein, we were inspired by chameleons to develop a temperature-sensitive passive heat management nanocomposite using a multi-layered
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Coupling relationship between molecule structure at silica/silicone gel interfaces and ionic conductivity in polymer composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Ying Lin, Liye Dong, Chuanle Heng, Kai Chen, Yuhao Liu
Herein, the coupling relationship between molecule structure and ion conductivity in silica filled silicone gel are established. Based on the broadband dielectric spectrum, the concentration of ion charges and ions diffusion coefficients, two key roles for ion conductivity, are calculated. The concentration of ion charges is increased by about four orders of magnitude after the addition of silica.
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The chemistry, properties and performance of flame-retardant rubber composites: Collecting, analyzing, categorizing, machine learning modeling, and visualizing Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Paulina Wiśniewska, Elnaz Movahedifar, Krzysztof Formela, M.Z. Naser, Henri Vahabi, Mohammad Reza Saeb
Rubbers combine the flexibility with mechanical strength, supporting myriad applications, but suffer from inherent flammability. Formulation and production of flame-retardant rubber composites (FRRCs) have intensively been practiced over years, but not comprehensively reviewed. This necessity has outlined collecting, analyzing, screening, classifying, and interpreting the literature with the aim of
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A novel one-step eco-friendly dipping system for PA66 fiber/rubber composites with excellent interfacial adhesion and its adhesion mechanism Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Chaojun Wang, Xuewen Cheng, Wei Huang, Bing Yu, Nanying Ning, Ming Tian
Fiber-reinforced rubber composites (FRRC) are widely used in tires, hoses, conveyor belts and other fields. Currently, the industry heavily relies on the resorcinol-formaldehyde-latex (RFL) system to enhance interfacial adhesion performance of FRRC; however, both resorcinol (R) and formaldehyde (F) pose significant risks to human health and the environment. Thus, some two-step RF-free dipping systems
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Stretchable and translucent liquid-metal composite mesh for multifunctional electromagnetic shielding/sensing and Joule heating Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Zhefeng Xu, Jiali Chen, Guoqing Wang, Yongqing Zhao, Bin Shen, Wenge Zheng
Flexible liquid metal (LM)-based composite materials with strain-undiminished electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) and multifunctional integration are attracting great attention due to the urgent need for flexible electronic and wearable devices. Herein, stretchable and translucent polydimethylsiloxane/LM composite mesh (PLM) is developed by introducing highly deformable
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Hydrophobic PI/SiO2 composites with excellent dielectric property and thermal stability via simple modification Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Xiangyu Mei, Azim Abdullaev, Qingbiao Yang, Kun Peng, Shuaida Shi, Fujian Liu, Yinsong Si, Yaqin Fu
Polyimide (PI) has been extensively used in 5G microelectronics however the relatively high dielectric constant (∼3.5) and moisture adsorption have greatly limit its practical applications in high-frequency region. Here hydrophobic PI/SiO composite films with low dielectric constant and excellent thermal stability were synthesized by dispersing methyl modified hollow silica nanospheres (MHS) into polyamic
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The investigation and fabrication of novel ballistic composites with checkerboard-shaped lay-up design to improve ballistic performances Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Feilong Han, Chenghao Wang, Ya Zhang, Ziyu Wang, Hangyu Yue, Lishuai Zong, Jinyan Wang, Xigao Jian
High-performance and lightweight ballistic composites prepared through layer-by-layer lay-up of matrix and fabric have attracted significant interest. However, the traditional full-coverage lay-up design constrains the energy absorption of the composites during ballistic impact. Therefore, novel ballistic composites configured with checkerboard-shaped lay-up design were studied, using checkerboard-shaped
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Evaluating the loading rate dependency of mode I delamination for composite laminates at different temperatures Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Junchao Cao, Bin Jiang, Zhouyi Li, Zhilong Dang, Chao Zhang
This study presents an investigation on the influence of loading rate and temperature on mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of unidirectional composite laminates. An analytical model was developed to describe the temperature- and loading rate-dependent fracture toughness, and a loading rate coefficient was defined to evaluate the rate dependency. Quasi-static and dynamic double cantilever beam
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Mesoscale modeling of woven composite twisted structures combining digital element embedded model and affine transform Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 Zengfei Liu, Jingran Ge, Hao Li, Xiaodong Liu, Bing Wang, Jun Liang
The mesoscale model with realistic yarn geometries could improve the accuracy of property prediction of woven composite structures. This paper aims to propose a novel mesoscale modeling method for the woven composite twisted structures. Firstly, the torsional deformation of the yarns in the unit cell model is simulated with high-fidelity using digital element fibers embedded into the matrix solid meshes
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Augmentation of scarce data—A new approach for deep-learning modeling of composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Hon Lam Cheung, Petter Uvdal, Mohsen Mirkhalaf
High-fidelity full-field micro-mechanical modeling of the non-linear path-dependent materials demands a substantial computational effort. Recent trends in the field incorporates data-driven Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) as surrogate models. However, ANNs are inherently data-hungry, functioning as a bottleneck for the development of high-fidelity data-driven models. This study introduces a novel
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4D printed bio-inspired mesh composite materials with high stretchability and reconfigurability Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Chengjun Zeng, Liwu Liu, Xiaozhou Xin, Wei Zhao, Cheng Lin, Yanju Liu, Jinsong Leng
Strain engineering such as Kirigami design offers viable solutions for transforming rigid or even non-stretchable materials into highly stretchable structures, thus providing new opportunities for building flexible electronic devices with biological tissue-like mechanical properties. However, the stretchability of stretchable structures based on traditional Kirigami design strategies often relies on
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Mathematical study of the mechanical properties of NOL rings with different winding process parameters Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Zesheng Huang, Wei Shen, Lifeng Chen, Lvtao Zhu
This study investigates the impact of different winding tension parameters (40 N, 45 N, and 50 N) on the quality of fiber-wrapped products using the Navy Ordnance Laboratory (NOL) composite rings. Design Expert software was utilized to analyze the response surface of fiber winding process parameters, including winding tension, winding speed, and curing temperature, which significantly influence the
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Trans-scale analysis of 3D braided composites with voids based on micro-CT imaging and unsupervised machine learning Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Xinyi Song, Jin Zhou, Di Zhang, Shenghao Zhang, Pei Li, Longteng Bai, Xiaohui Yang, Feiping Du, Jun Wang, Xuefeng Chen, Zhongwei Guan, Wesley J. Cantwell
Voids are unavoidable during the manufacturing of 3D braided composites. This study proposes an unsupervised machine learning method combined with micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scanning and a progressive damage analysis to analyze defects in these composites at a -scale level. The method enables the creation of real multiscale models and the determination of the porosity in both the intra-yarn
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Electrostatically self-assembled three-dimensional conductive network for highly sensitive and reliable skin-like strain sensor Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Shengkai Li, Jian Tang, Yudong Liu, Jing Hua, Jinhui Liu
In recent years, flexible strain sensors have garnered significant attention in industrial manufacturing and daily life. Sensitivity and reliability are two crucial characteristics of flexible strain sensors in practical applications, and they depend on the development of the sensor's internal conductive network. However, the aggregation phenomenon of conductive fillers in the elastic matrix has a
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Flexible bandwidth-enhanced metamaterial absorbers with epoxy/graphene nanoplatelets-silver nanowire polymer composites as substrates Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 M. Anjali, Raghunath Sahoo, Lincy Stephen, C.V. Krishnamurthy, V. Subramanian
The realm of flexible devices has seen considerable advancement in recent technology due to their ability to bend and conform to particular shapes. Flexible metamaterial absorbers offer the advantage of combining the features of conventional metamaterials with the attributes of conformal systems, thereby opening new avenues in electromagnetic technology. This work involves the realization of flexible
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Waste cotton stalks enhancing the impact and crystallization performances of polylactic acid/polypropylene composite with PP-g-mah compatibilizer Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Jin Shang, Abdukaiyum Abdurexit, Ruxangul Jamal, Tursun Abdiryim, Xiong Liu, Fangfei Liu, Zhiwei Li, Yanqiang Zhou, Jin Wei, Xinsheng Tang
Although polymers based on polylactic acid (PLA) are considered by researchers as prime candidates for replacing traditional plastics, they are confronted with challenges including high production costs, limited thermal stability, and inferior impact resistance. In this study, novel composites with exceptional impact resistance, robust thermal stability, and satisfactory crystalline properties were
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Construction of micro-nano hybrid structure based on carbon nanotube whisker and alumina for thermally conductive yet electrically insulating silicone rubber composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Xiaowang Ji, Zhaoyu Lu, Junyan Wang, Neng Ye, Huan Zhang, Letian Zhou, Jingchao Li, Yonglai Lu
High-performance electronics urgently need more effective thermally conductive rubber composites to solve interfacial heat transfer problems in the thermal management systems. Tiny amounts nanocarbon materials (NCM) can significantly improve the thermal conductivity of conventional ceramic-filled rubber composites, but the volume exclusion effect of micrometer ceramic fillers makes NCM highly susceptible
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Flexible, hierarchical MXene@SWNTs transparent conductive film with multi-source thermal response for electromagnetic interference shielding Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Zhaoyang Li, Yahong Li, Weijun Zhao, Yuezhan Feng, Bing Zhou, Chuntai Liu
Flexible transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding films in visual windows are crucial for the innovation of optoelectronic devices, but the challenge of balancing light transmittance and EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) still exists. Herein, this work described a flexible transparent MXene@SWNTs/PC film with a hierarchical conductive layer that was fabricated via an alternating rotation
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Mechanism of gas barrier improvement of graphene/polypropylene nanocomposites for new-generation light-weight hydrogen storage Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Mufeng Liu, Kailing Lin, Mingyu Zhou, Andrew Wallwork, Mark A. Bissett, Robert J. Young, Ian A. Kinloch
Hydrogen is a promising energy source for the low-carbon economy but light-weight materials with excellent gas barrier properties are needed for its transport and storage. Nanocomposites can deliver such properties, using two-dimensional materials to provide a barrier within the polymer matrix. Herein, we have investigated the optimal characteristics of graphene-based fillers for their use as a hydrogen
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Flexible phase change composites with multiple colors and reversible thermochromic for temperature indication and battery thermal management Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Yujiao Li, Zhuoni Jiang, Yongsheng Li, Fangfang He, Zhengguo Chen, Xiaoan Li, Peng Wang, Guansong He, Wenbin Yang
In this paper, a series of silicone rubber (SR)/thermochromic microcapsules (TC@MF)/cuprous oxide (CuO) flexible phase change composites (STC) with multi-colors and reversible thermochromic were prepared. In this composite, SR was used as polymer matrix and TC@MF with phase change enthalpy of 193 J/g was used as functional filler. Moreover, different contents of CuO were introduced to change color
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Fabrication of knitted Polyethylene/SiO2 composite membrane modules for one-step microfiltration and particle removal in wastewater treatment Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Dan Guo, Jianguo Xu, Xiaodong Zhang, Ngie Hing Wong, Jaka Sunarso, Shaomin Liu, Nana Li
Sewage treatment efficiency is affected by the membrane module design. In this study, SiO was employed as additives in the formation of polyethylene/SiO hollow fibre composite membranes using the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) method. This approach effectively addressed the limitations of pure polyethylene hollow fibres, such as poor network pore structure and low flux. The investigation
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Advanced composite armor protection systems for military vehicles: Design methodology, ballistic testing, and comparison Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Evangelos Tsirogiannis, Evangelos Daskalakis, Christos Vogiatzis, Foivos Psarommatis, Paulo Bartolo
This study presents a new methodology for designing, manufacturing, and testing advanced armor protection systems and applied to the development of three different protection solutions suitable for real armored vehicles. The backplate laminates of the presented composite armor protection solutions were composed of three different materials: steel, aluminum AA6082, and aluminum alloy AA2024 reinforced
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Multifunctional syndiotacticity-rich poly (vinyl alcohol)/MXene sediment for multilayered composite films with effective electromagnetic interference shielding and thermal conductivity Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Fan Kang, Jiayu Wang, Ge Huang, Qunyang Li, Yongjun Chen, Zhixin Jia, Hui He, Demin Jia
Utilizing remarkable polymer matrix and efficient filler to propose an ingenious strategy for designing composite films synergistically with high electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) and thermal conductivity. Herein, a novel type of flexible composite film based on syndiotacticity-rich poly (vinyl alcohol) (sPVA)/modified MXene sediment (MS) is fabricated through an alternating
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Experimental method for in-situ real-time measurement of mixed mode fibre/matrix interface debonding and comparison of fibre sizings in single short fibre composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Mehdi Nikforooz, Olivier Verschatse, Lode Daelemans, Karen De Clerck, Wim Van Paepegem
In short fibre composites, off-axis fibres are potentially subject to mixed-mode loading, which results in interactive debonding growth in opening and sliding modes. This synergy might differ for strong and weak fibre/matrix bondings inducing discrete debonding patterns. This study employed an optical visualization technique to investigate, for the first time, the mixed-mode debonding growth for short
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Structure-property relationship between lignin structures and properties of 3D-printed lignin composites Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Shuyang Zhang, Anqi Ji, Xianzhi Meng, Samarthya Bhagia, Chang Geun Yoo, David P. Harper, Xianhui Zhao, Arthur J. Ragauskas
Lignin is a low-cost and renewable bioresource with a huge annual production promising to prepare sustainable materials. However, the poor interfacial adhesion between many lignin-polymer pairs deteriorates the mechanical performance of the composites, which seriously limits the application of lignin in 3D printing via fused depositional modeling. This work examined lignin-polyamide 12 (PA 12) intermolecular
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Honeycomb-like Polyimide/Fe3O4@PPy foam for electromagnetic wave shielding with excellent absorption characteristics Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Wei Chu, Jianwei Li, Jun Lin, Wen Li, Jiazhi Xin, Fei Liu, Xinhai He, Zhonglei Ma, Qiangli Zhao
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with low reflection and excellent microwave absorption characteristics are highly desirable for high-speed electronics devices to attenuate radiated emissions. Herein, we developed a highly absorption dominated composite EMI shielding foams with “honeycomb” structure through chemical foaming and subsequent in situ vapor deposition of polypyrrole
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High energy dissipation and self-healing auxetic foam by integrating shear thickening gel Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Kang Zhang, Qiang Gao, Jingchao Jiang, Meishan Chan, Xiaoya Zhai, Liuchao Jin, Jiangfan Zhang, Jifan Li, Wei-Hsin Liao
Herein, we report a novel hybrid auxetic foam (HAF) with high energy dissipation and self-healing properties prepared by integrating shear thickening gel (STG) with auxetic polyurethane foam (APF). Due to the synergetic action of shear thickening property of STG and the negative Poisson's ratio of APF, HAF shows better impact protection performance than APF and PU foam. The quasi-static compression
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Multifunctional heterostructured composite foam with tunable electromagnetic interference shielding Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Shuaibing Wang, Zhu Wang, Si Yu Zheng, Jintao Yang
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Trilayer structured ceramic/polymer nanocomposites with superior breakdown strength and discharged energy density Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Yan Guo, Weichen Zhao, Da Li, Yang Liu, Lixia Pang, Zhongqi Shi, Wenfeng Liu, Jinzhan Su, Guohua Chen, Di Zhou
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Fracture analysis of chopped carbon fiber sheet molding compound composite under tensile loading via in-situ μXCT Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Ziwei Jiao, Kaifeng Wang, Jingjing Li, Zhengyu Ma
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Two-step re-protonation strategy to fabricate aramid nanofiber sheet (ANFS) based high performance composite film Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Yun Wei, Xin Chen, Zijian Dai, Minhan Cheng, Qiang Fu, Hua Deng
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Maintaining electromagnetic interference shielding and flame-retardant performance of recycled carbon fiber-reinforced composites under multiple pyrolysis recycles Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Kaifeng Wang, Wenshuang Chu, Yujie Chen, Hua Li, Hezhou Liu
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A direct prediction method for 3D woven composites bending properties based on unit-cell finite element model Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Zengfei Liu, Jingran Ge, Chunwang He, Chen Liu, Binbin Zhang, Kai Liu, Jun Liang
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Multiphase radiation mechanism based dual-scale ablation model for woven thermal protection materials Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Haoran Liang, Weijie Li, Xiaoyan Liang, Mengdie Zhu, Zhongwei Zhang, Ying Li
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High sensitivity self-sensing damage of thick carbon fiber 3D woven angle-interlock composites with oblique current Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Chaofeng Han, Zhenyu Wang, Yijie Peng, Junhao Liu, Jinchao Li, Xianhua Zhang, Jie Liu
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Synergistically enhancing ablation and thermal isolation properties of EPDM insulation composites by introducing potassium hexatitanate whisker Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Guojing Zhao, Xiaoxuan Lu, Lijuan Cao, Jieying Zhi, Yu Yang
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Multifunctionality of MWCNT modified carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite, and reclaiming composite in the pursuit of sustainable energy storage applications: An experimental and numerical analysis Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 R. Sasikumar, B. Raghavendra Babu, V. Subramanian, R. Jayavel
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MOF decorated boron nitride/natural rubber composites with heterostructure for thermal management application through dual passive cooling modes base on the improved thermal conductivity and water sorption-desorption process Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Dong An, Hongfeng Chen, Rizheng He, Jiaqi Chen, Chunlei Liu, Zhijian Sun, Huitao Yu, Yaqing Liu, Chingping Wong, Wei Feng
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Assessing pseudo-ductile behavior of woven thermoplastic composites under tension and bending Compos. Sci. Technol. (IF 9.1) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Himayat Ullah, Rafi Ullah Khan, Vadim V. Silberschmidt