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Experimental study on CF/PEEK thermoplastic fastener: Effects of fastener matrix crystallinity and fibre content on the strength of single-lap joint Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-23 Chenxi Yao; Zhenchao Qi; Wenliang Chen; Chenqun Zhang
Composite materials are widely used in the aerospace structures due to their characteristics of light weight and high strength, while composite material components are currently joined by heavy titanium fasteners. We propose here a novel joining method using unidirectional CF/PEEK thermoplastic composites fastener (TPCF). CF/PEEK TPCFs are prepared via mechanically machining unidirectional CF/PEEK
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A micromechanics-based artificial neural networks model for elastic properties of short fiber composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-26 N. Mentges; B. Dashtbozorg; S.M. Mirkhalaf
There are a wide variety of microstructural parameters which affect the macro-mechanical response of short fiber reinforced composites. Effects of these parameters could be captured using different micromechanics-based models. However, in some cases, it is very challenging and computationally expensive. In this study, a micromechanics-based Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) model is developed to predict
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Multi-yolk ZnSe/2(CoSe2)@NC heterostructures confined in N-doped carbon shell for high-efficient sodium-ion storage Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-26 Wengang Yan; Minghui Cao; Shuangqing Fan; Xuhai Liu; Tao Liu; Hengshuai Li; Jie Su
Transition metal selenides with low pollution, high chemical stability and high theoretical capacity are regarded as the most prospective candidate materials for sodium ions storage. However, its poor conductivity, drastic volume change and sluggish diffusion kinetics hinder potential commercialized practical applications. Herein, multi-yolk ZnSe/2(CoSe2) heterostructures confined in N-doped carbon
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High-grip and hard-wearing graphene reinforced polyurethane coatings Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-25 Monica Alberto; Maria Iliut; Mohan Kumar Pitchan; Julia Behnsen; Aravind Vijayaraghavan
Liquid polyurethane (PU) resins are used to form anti-slip surface coatings. In this work, we reinforce PU resin films with few-layer graphene (FLG) nanoparticles incorporated by high-shear mixing. This process gives excellent dispersion as evidenced by optical and X-ray tomography. The FLG does not appreciably change the tensile strength or Shore hardness of the PU, but we report modest increase of
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Suppressed negative effects of natural aging by pre-aging in SiCp/6092Al composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-17 S.Z. Zhu; D. Wang; B.L. Xiao; Z.Y. Ma
For most of Al–Mg–Si-(Cu) alloys and their composites, artificial aging hardening can be impaired by precedent natural aging. In this study, a pre-aging treatment before natural aging was adopted to improve the hardness of the artificially aged SiCp/6092Al composite and 6092Al alloy. Effects of the multi-step aging treatment, including pre-aging, natural aging and final artificial aging, on microstructures
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Boosting Li-storage properties of conversion-type anodes for lithium-ion batteries via steric effect of intercalation-type materials: A case of MnCO3† Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Jian Su; Zhonggui Gao; Yunyun Xie; Zilu Zhang; Hai Wang
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SrCo0.8Ti0.1Ta0.1O3-δ perovskite: A new highly active and durable cathode material for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-24 Hongxia Gu; Meigui Xu; Yufei Song; Chuan Zhou; Chao Su; Wei Wang; Ran Ran; Wei Zhou; Zongping Shao
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Influence of interfacial adhesive on impact and post-impact behaviors of CFRP/end-grain balsawood sandwich composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Narin Sara Fatima; Gurpinder Singh Dhaliwal; Golam Newaz
Light-weight sandwich composites can be tailored to satisfy many specific application requirements and are inevitable for modern structures where reduced weight is extremely critical. However, these structures are highly vulnerable to debonding at the skin-core interface. The skin-core adhesion is an extremely crucial part of a sandwich structure; mostly responsible for transferring load and maintaining
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A technique engineered for improving thermal conductive properties of polyamide-6 composites via hydroxylated boron nitride masterbatch-based melt blending Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-16 Hanyin Guo; Tongle Xu; Shuaishuai Zhou; Fang Jiang; Liyuan Jin; Na Song; Peng Ding
Thermal conductive and electrical insulating polymer composites are showing tremendous potential for modern electrical systems and electronic devices. Melt blending has been utilized as an effective technique to prepare thermal interface materials. However, during the process of melt-blending, strong π-π stacking and particle aggregation may be caused by thermal heating and local mechanical stress
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Pyrolyzed biomass from corn ethanol industry coproduct and their polypropylene-based composites: Effect of heat treatment temperature on performance of the biocomposites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-22 Drupitha M. Paleri; Arturo Rodriguez-Uribe; Manjusri Misra; Amar Kumar Mohanty
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MWCNTs-COOK-assisted high positively charged composite membrane: Accelerating Li+ enrichment and Mg2+ removal Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Ping Xu; Jun Hong; Zhenzhen Xu; Hong Xia; Qing-Qing Ni
In this work, we successfully synthesized a new functional nano-additive called potassium carboxylate functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-COOK) and introduced it into the interfacial polymerization system to fine-tune the structure and properties of the nanofiltration (NF) membrane. The embedded MWCNTs-COOK (150 ppm) tightened the network-crosslink structure of the selective layer and
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Induced conducting energy-levels in a boron nitride nano-framework for asymmetric supercapacitors in high charge-mobility ionic electrolytes Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-18 Chandan Kumar Maity; Deb Kumar Santra; Kartikey Verma; Sumanta Sahoo; Sheldon Cotts; Deji Akinwande; Vikas Berry; Ganesh Chandra Nayak
Boron nitride's (BN) large band gap does not permit carrier transport at ambient conditions. We show that BN sheets can be exfoliated by functionalization with oxy-groups to introduce additional acceptor and donor energy levels appropriate for energy storage devices. Further, the incorporation of heteroatoms into transition metal sulfides enhances capacitance via Faradic redox reactions and their cyclic
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Mechanical and thermal properties of PEEK composites by incorporating inorganic particles modified phosphates Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Yongan Niu; Shuojin Zheng; Pingan Song; Xin Zhang; Chao Wang
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Modeling of anisotropic dual scale flow in RTM using the Finite Elements Method Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-19 Silvio Facciotto; Pavel Simacek; Suresh G. Advani; Peter Middendorf
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Zinc-doped silica/polyaniline core/shell nanoparticles towards corrosion protection epoxy nanocomposite coatings Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Seyyed Arash Haddadi; Erfan Mehmandar; Hossein Jabari; Ahmad Ramazani S.A.; Rahman Mohammadkhani; Ning Yan; Mohammad Arjmand
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Loading rate effect of the interfacial tensile failure behavior in carbon fiber–epoxy composites toughened with ZnO nanowires Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Xianghao Meng; Jin Li; Hao Cui; Lin Ye; Chao Zhang; Yulong Li
This paper attempts to study the loading rate effect of interface tensile failure behavior of carbon fiber-epoxy composites toughened with ZnO nanowires (ZnO NWs). ZnO NWs were grown onto woven carbon fiber fabrics through a two-step hydrothermal method, the growth time was carefully controlled to vary the nanowire length. Subsequently, a series of quasi-static and dynamic transverse fiber bundle (TFB)
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Simultaneously enhanced strength and ductility of Al matrix composites through the introduction of intragranular nano-sized graphene nanoplates Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Tielong Han; Fucheng Wang; Jiajun Li; Naiqin Zhao; Chunnian He
Simultaneously achieving high strength and ductility is a critical issue for graphene reinforced aluminum matrix composites, which couldn't be resolved by the conventional mechanical milling-powder metallurgy technology due to the following reasons. On one hand, the low addition of graphene in the matrix traceable to its poor dispersibility limits the further strength improvement. On the other hand
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Kinetic motion sensors based on flexible and lead-free hybrid piezoelectric composite energy harvesters with nanowires-embedded electrodes for detecting articular movements Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Seong Su Ham; Gyoung-Ja Lee; Dong Yeol Hyeon; Yeon-gyu Kim; Yeong-won Lim; Min-Ku Lee; Jin-Ju Park; Geon-Tae Hwang; Seonghoon Yi; Chang Kyu Jeong; Kwi-Il Park
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Microstructure development during explosive welding of metal foil:morphologies, mechanical behaviors and mechanisms Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Ming Yang; Junfeng Xu; Honghao Ma; Mingzhun Lei; Xiaojun Ni; Zhaowu Shen; Bingyuan Zhang; Jie Tian
The fundamental evolution mechanisms of many important phenomena accompanying explosive welding of metal foils remain a subject of open discussion, due to the extreme difficulties of in-situ observations. In this work, a comprehensive study combined SPH (smoothed particles hydrodynamics) simulation and advanced characterization was performed to investigate the interfacial evolutions, nano-mechanical
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The impact of matrix texture and whisker orientation on property anisotropy in titanium matrix composites: Experimental and computational evaluation Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Jianwen Le; Yuanfei Han; Peikun Qiu; Guangfa Huang; Jianwei Mao; Weijie Lu
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Lightning mechanical damage prediction in carbon/epoxy laminates using equivalent air blast overpressure Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Juhyeong Lee; Thomas E. Lacy; Charles U. Pittman
We propose a new, alternative approach to predict lightning mechanical damage in AS4/3506 carbon/epoxy laminates using equivalent air blast overpressure (ABO). Three lightning mechanical damage models are presented: i) the Shock Wave Overpressure (SWO) model, ii) the Conventional Weapons Effects Program (CONWEP) ABO model, and iii) the Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) ABO model. SWOs were determined
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High-resilience cotton base yarn for anti-wrinkle and durable heat-insulation fabric Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Kai Wang; Chiyu Fu; Rui Wang; Guangming Tao; Zhigang Xia
The hollow structural yarn of cellulose fibers can be easily flattened to remove their heat insulation ability and folded to incur unfavorable wrinkles. In contrast, natural hollow bamboos are flexible and shape-preserving with regard to external forces, and hollow cocoons are heat insulating to protect silkworms. Inspired by hollow bamboos and cocoons, a high resilience cotton base (i.e., silicon
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Phosphorus containing group and lignin toward intrinsically flame retardant cellulose nanofibril-based film with enhanced mechanical properties Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-08 Shanshan Zhang; Shi-Neng Li; Qiang Wu; Qian Li; Jingda Huang; Wenzhu Li; Wenbiao Zhang; Siqun Wang
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A novel in-situ exothermic assisted sintering high entropy Al2O3/(NbTaMoW)C composites: Microstructure and mechanical properties Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Diqiang Liu; Aijun Zhang; Jiangang Jia; Jiesheng Han; Junyan Zhang; Junhu Meng
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Self-sensing hybrid composite laminate by piezoelectric nanofibers interleaving Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Tommaso Maria Brugo; Emanuele Maccaferri; Davide Cocchi; Laura Mazzocchetti; Loris Giorgini; Davide Fabiani; Andrea Zucchelli
One of the most critical aspects of composite materials is their vulnerability to impact loadings. In recent years, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems have been developed to continuously watch over on the event of an impact and so monitor the health status of the structure. However, this technique needs the integration of sensors in the composite laminate, like Fiber Bragg Grating or piezoelectric
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Investigating the fatigue and mechanical behaviour of 3D printed woven and nonwoven continuous carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Emmanuel J. Ekoi; Andrew N. Dickson; Denis P. Dowling
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Tensile creep behavior of short-carbon-fiber reinforced polyetherimide composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Yuan-Yuan Zhang; Zheng Sun; Yuan-Qing Li; Pei Huang; Qing Chen; Shao-Yun Fu
Tensile creep behavior of short-carbon-fiber reinforced polyetherimide (SCF/PEI) composites is investigated at ambient temperature by short and long creep tests in this work. Influences of carbon fiber concentration and applied tensile stress on the creep performance of SCF/PEI composites are studied. Four viscoelastic models are employed to quantify the viscoelastic behavior of SCF/PEI composites
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Recyclable LRS FRP composites for engineering structures: Current status and future opportunities Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Yu-Yi Ye; Sheng-Da Liang; Peng Feng; Jun-Jie Zeng
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been widely used in civil engineering for either strengthening existing deteriorated reinforced concrete (RC) structures or constructing new structures. Recently, a new category of FRP composites with a large rupture strain (i.e., referred to as “LRS FRP” in this article) has become increasingly popular. In contrast with conventional FRP composites, LRS
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Constructing 3D carbon-metal hybrid conductive network in polymer for ultra-efficient electromagnetic interference shielding Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Hongji Duan; Peiyou He; Huixin Zhu; Yaqi Yang; Guizhe Zhao; Yaqing Liu
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Magnetic field-structuring as versatile approach to shape the anisotropic mechanical response of composite foams Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Macro D'Auria; Daniele Davino; Roberto Pantani; Luigi Sorrentino
The use of a high amount of reinforcing phase improves the mechanical performance of a polymeric composite structure. In composite foams this approach is associated to difficulties in developing a regular cellular structure, due to the hindering effect of such high amount of non polymeric phase on the bubble growth process. Additionally, the compressive response of foams produced with conventional
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Columnar to equiaxed grain transition of laser deposited Ti6Al4V using nano-sized B4C particles Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-06 Xin Meng; Jin Min; Zhonggang Sun; Wenshu Zhang; Hui Chang; Yuanfei Han
A new laser melting deposition (LMD) method was employed for Ti6Al4V to stimulate the columnar to equiaxed transition (CET) via adding 1 wt% ~ 5 wt% nano-sized B4C particles. Results indicate that the grains were signifcantly refined from 600 μm to 11 μm with the increasing content of B4C; When the B4C content was 3 wt%, the B4C/Ti6Al4V composite achieved CET; TiB and TiC reinforcements were produced
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A woven scaffold with continuous mineral gradients for tendon-to-bone tissue engineering Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-07 Xianrui Xie; Jiangyu Cai; Yiling Yao; Yujie Chen; Atta ur Rehman Khan; Jinglei Wu; Xiumei Mo
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UV etched random copolymer membrane coated PBO fibers/cyanate ester wave-transparent laminated composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Lin Tang; Junliang Zhang; Chunliang Wu; Yusheng Tang; Hao Ma; Jie Kong; Junwei Gu
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Structural testing of a shear web attachment point on a composite lattice cylinder for aerospace applications Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-11 Bart J.R. Smeets; Edward M. Fagan; Kelly Matthews; Robert Telford; Brendan R. Murray; Leonid Pavlov; Bryan Weafer; Patrick Meier; Jamie Goggins
Lattice structures offer enhanced stiffness-to-weight characteristics for structures in highly mass sensitive applications like aviation and aerospace. The adaptability of composite materials allows for further optimisation of the structural layout of the lattice to reduce mass for primary aerospace structures. The attachment point on the lattice is a key structural feature, defining the interaction
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Quantifying the 3D multiscale dispersion structure of nanofillers in polymer nanocomposites by combining 3D-STEM and Synchrotron Radiation X-ray CT Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-06 Xiangyan Li; Qiuping Yang; Han Li; Liqun Zhang; Song Hong; Nanying Ning; Ming Tian
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Eco-friendly synergistic cross-linking flame-retardant strategy with smoke and melt-dripping suppression for condensation polymers Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Bo-Wen Liu; Hai-Bo Zhao; Lin Chen; Li Chen; Xiu-Li Wang; Yu-Zhong Wang
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Flexible and lightweight melamine sponge/MXene/polyborosiloxane (MSMP) hybrid structure for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding and anti-impact safe-guarding Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 Min Sang; Yuxuan Wu; Shuai Liu; Linfeng Bai; Sheng Wang; Wanquan Jiang; Xinglong Gong; Shouhu Xuan
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MOF−Guest complex derived Cu/C nanocomposites with multiple heterogeneous interfaces for excellent electromagnetic waves absorption Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Yingzhi Jiao; Siyao Cheng; Fan Wu; Xihao Pan; Aming Xie; Xufei Zhu; Wei Dong
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Numerical modelling of the elastic properties of 3D-printed specimens of thermoplastic matrix reinforced with continuous fibres Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-01 E. Polyzos; D. Van Hemelrijck; L. Pyl
Numerical modelling of 3D-printed Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) specimens with thermoplastic matrices reinforced with continuous fibres is still in its infancy. The existing numerical work is mostly related to the adhesion between printed filaments and not to the mechanical properties. However, the latter are one of the most important parameters that define the structural behaviour of the material
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Constructing a triple network structure to prepare strong, tough, and mildew resistant soy protein adhesive Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Yantao Xu; Yufei Han; Mingsong Chen; Jing Luo; Sheldon Q. Shi; Jianzhang Li; Qiang Gao
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Embedding boron into Ti powder for direct laser deposited titanium matrix composite: Microstructure evolution and the role of nano-TiB network structure Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Minhan Fang; Yuanfei Han; Zhusheng Shi; Guangfa Huang; Jingwen Song; Weijie Lu
The titanium powder embedded with 2.5 vol% TiB was in-situ fabricated by gas atomization and applied for direct laser deposited (DLD) titanium matrix composites. Consistent with the network distributed boron-rich zone in composite powder, a three-dimensional (3D) in-situ ultrafine network structure, consisting of nano-TiB whiskers (TiBw), was characterized throughout the as-fabricated composite (DLDed
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Flexible and thin multifunctional waterborne polyurethane/Ag film for high-efficiency electromagnetic interference shielding, electro-thermal and strain sensing performances Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-05 Yunpeng Jia; Ruizhou Sun; Yamin Pan; Xin Wang; Zhanyu Zhai; Zhiyu Min; Guoqiang Zheng; Chuntai Liu; Changyu Shen; Xianhu Liu
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Fast water transport reversible CNT/PVA hybrid hydrogels with highly environmental tolerance for multifunctional sport headband Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Liming Zhao; Jian Zhang; Pei Cao; Lixing Kang; Qian Gong; Jiaojiao Wang; Yongyi Zhang; Qingwen Li
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Highly stretchable and sensitive strain sensor based on polypyrrole coated bacterial cellulose fibrous network for human motion detection Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-29 Xuran Xu; Shuaining Wu; Jian Cui; Luyu Yang; Kai Wu; Xiao Chen; Dongping Sun
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Interfacial modeling of flattened CNT composites with cyanate ester and PEEK polymers Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-31 William A. Pisani; Matthew S. Radue; Sagar Umesh Patil; Gregory M. Odegard
Flattened carbon nanotubes (flCNTs) are a promising form of composite material reinforcement because of their capacity for self-assembly and packing efficiency, which could ultimately lead to improved thermo-mechanical properties relative to current state-of-the-art composite materials. An important material design parameter for composite materials is the choice of polymer matrix, as characteristics
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Phosphoric acid derived efficient reclaimation of carbon fibre for re-manufacturing high performance epoxy composites reinforced by highly-aligned mat with optimized layup Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-26 Xianhua Huan; Tianyu Wu; Jiqiang Yan; Xiaolong Jia; Lei Zu; Gang Sui; Xiaoping Yang
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Sustainable fabrication of Cu/Nb composites with continuous laminated structure to achieve ultrahigh strength and excellent electrical conductivity Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-28 Chaogang Ding; Jie Xu; Debin Shan; Bin Guo; Terence G. Langdon
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Near-zero thermal expansion of ZrW2O8/Al–Si composites with three dimensional interpenetrating network structure Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Chang Zhou; Yongxiao Zhou; Qiang Zhang; Qingyu Meng; Lianyu Zhang; Equo Kobayashi; Gaohui Wu
Negative thermal expansion (NTE) materials can compensate high thermal expansion of metal materials, showing great potential use in precision instruments and microelectronics field. We developed a near-zero thermal expansion ZrW2O8/Al–Si composites with three dimensional mutually interpenetrated structure. Pressure infiltration ensured dense structure and mild interface reaction. The resulting composite
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Mechanically and chemically robust molybdenum carbide-graphene hybrid conductors Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Garam Bae; Jeong Hee Kim; Yeoheung Yoon; Da Som Song; Minji Kim; Choelho Jeon; Wooseok Song; Sung Myung; Jongsun Lim; Sun Sook Lee; Ha-Kyun Jung; Chong-Yun Park; Ki-Seok An
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Compressive properties and energy absorption behavior of Mg17Al12/Al ordered structure composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Han Wang; Mingming Su; Hai Hao
In this study, Mg17Al12/Al ordered structure composites were prepared by infiltrating the ordered porous aluminum with the intermetallic compound Mg17Al12 under gravity condition. Their compressive properties and energy absorption behavior were investigated by quasi-static compression tests. The results showed that Mg17Al12/Al ordered structure composites exhibited distinctly different compressive
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Recent advances in carbon-based nanomaterials for flame retardant polymers and composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-04 Sherif Araby; Brock Philips; Qingshi Meng; Jun Ma; Tahar Laoui; Chun H. Wang
An urgent need is to reduce the flammability of polymers and manage their toxic thermal decomposition products. Although conventional halogenated, metallic and phosphorus-based flame retardants (FRs) proved effective, they are known to cause major damage to human health and the environment. Containing carbon nanomaterials as new flame retarding additives, polymer nanocomposites have displayed high
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Mechanical properties for long fibre reinforced fused deposition manufactured composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-27 Jorge Guillermo Díaz-Rodríguez; Alberto David Pertúz-Comas; Octavio Andrés González-Estrada
In this work, we analyse the results of the reported mechanical properties for a particular kind of continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites (CFRTPC) manufactured by fused deposition modelling (FDM). A summary of reported mechanical properties available in Scopus and Web of Science databases as well as cross-references was gathered. Listed materials include a Nylon matrix reinforced with
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Printable wet-resistive textile strain sensors using bead-blended composite ink for robustly integrative wearable electronics Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Siyeon Jang; Ja Yun Choi; Eui Sang Yoo; Dae Young Lim; Jun Young Lee; Jung Kyu Kim; Changhyun Pang
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Nest-like hetero-structured BNNS@SiCnws fillers and significant improvement on thermal conductivities of epoxy composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-02-03 Yixin Han; Xuetao Shi; Shuangshuang Wang; Kunpeng Ruan; Chuyao Lu; Yongqiang Guo; Junwei Gu
Silicon carbide nanowires (SiCnws) were in-situ grown on boron nitride nanosheets (BNNS) to construct a novel kind of nest-like hetero-structured BNNS@SiCnws thermally conductive fillers from natural bamboo leaves and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) by means of ultrasonic impregnation, sol-gel followed by carbothermic reduction. Then, the thermally conductive & electrically insulating BNNS@SiCnws/epoxy
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Polymer-water interactions and damage detection in polymer matrix composites Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-19 Ogheneovo Idolor; Rishabh Debraj Guha; Katherine Berkowitz; Carl Geiger; Matthew Davenport; Landon Grace
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Multilayer-growth of TiAlN/WS self-lubricating composite coatings with high adhesion and their cutting performance on titanium alloy Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-15 Guojian Li; Wenzhang Lü; Shiying Liu; Chao Li; Yaoyao Zhou; Qiang Wang
Tool coatings with a high coefficient of friction (COF) form a built-up edge between the tool and the piece of work when cutting titanium alloy, creating a high cutting temperature, decreased tool life, and lowing the cutting quality. TiAlN/WS self-lubricating composite coatings with high adhesion were prepared via the multilayer growth of WS with low COF and TiAlN with high wear resistance. The TiAlN/WS
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Superior lithium battery separator with extraordinary electrochemical performance and thermal stability based on hybrid UHMWPE/SiO2 nanocomposites via the scalable biaxial stretching process Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Dafaalla M.D. Babiker; Caixia Wan; Basheer Mansoor; Zubaida Rukhsana Usha; Rui Yu; Jean Claude Habumugisha; Wei Chen; Xin Chen; Liangbin Li
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A review of three-dimensional graphene-based aerogels: Synthesis, structure and application for microwave absorption Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-22 Dandan Zhi; Tian Li; Jinzhe Li; Hesong Ren; Fanbin Meng
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One-pot synthesis of rod-shaped gadolinia doped zinc oxide decorated on graphene oxide composite as an efficient electrode material for isoprenaline sensor Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Natesan Manjula; Shen-Ming Chen
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Multi-functional and flexible helical fiber sensor for micro-deformation detection, temperature sensing and ammonia gas monitoring Compos. Part B Eng. (IF 7.635) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Wei Zhai; Xinyu Li; Quanjun Xia; Pengfei Zhan; Jianwei Xu; Guoqiang Zheng; Kun Dai; Zhicheng Zhang; Chuntai Liu; Changyu Shen
Flexible and wearable strain sensors with multi-functionalities have aroused tremendous attention for various applications in disease diagnostics, environment detection and healthcare monitoring, etc. However, limited electromechanical performance and complicated fabrication process of strain sensors restrict their extensive applications in full-range stimuli monitoring. Herein, we fabricated flexible
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