Mechanical properties investigation of hybrid TI3C2TX MXene and carbon nanotube reinforced glass fiber epoxy composites

Edan  Khan; Kamesh Bodduru; Mesfin Kebede  Kassa; Iqra  Javid

doi:10.62638/ZasMat1183

Authors

Edan Khan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India Author
Kamesh Bodduru Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India Author
Mesfin Kebede Kassa Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kombolcha Institute of Technology, Wollo University, Kombolcha, Ethiopia; and School of Aerospace Engineering, Ethiopian Aviation University, Ethiopian Airlines, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Author
Iqra Javid Department of Electrical, electronics, and Communication Engineering, Sharda University, Greater Noida, India Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62638/ZasMat1183

Abstract

The current work, presents the synergistic effects of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and MXene nanoplatelets (MXN) on the flexural, hardness, and water absorption properties of laminated glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. The composites specimens with various concentrations of CNTs and MXN were fabricated by cost-effective vacuum-assisted hand lay-up technique. The results showed that the hybrid composite reinforced with CNT and MXN improved the flexural strength and hardness by 38% and 29%, respectively. It was also observed that the hybrid composite reinforced with MXN and CNT exhibited superior mechanical and water absorption properties. Moreover, MXN/CNT reinforced GFRP hybrid composites exhibited a weight gain of 1.004%, while the neat epoxy-reinforced GFRP composite showed a higher weight gain at 1.210%. Further, the elastic characteristics of hybrid glass fiber-reinforced epoxy composite were found to be significantly affected by the addition of MXNs rather than CNTs.

Keywords:

MXene nanoplatelet, carbon nanotube, glass fiber, flexural property, water uptake capacity

Supporting Agencies

I would like to thank my research team and experiments were conducted by using a UTM machine in Advanced Polymeric Materials Research Laboratory at Sharda University. Thank full to Advanced Polymeric Materials Research for their support. For this, I am extremely grateful. The authors acknowledge the financial support obtained from Sharda University via Seed Fund (SU/SF/2024/14) for the experimental studies

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