Effect of Functionalization on glass transition temperature of Carbon Fiber reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites using MD Simulation

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Year : 2024 | Volume :12 | Special Issue : 05 | Page : 1-8
By

Mohd. Rehan Haider,

Pradeep Kumar Singh,

Kamal Sharma,

  1. Research Scholar Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
  2. Associate Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
  3. Professor Department of Mechanical Engineering, GLA University, Mathura Uttar Pradesh India

Abstract

As we all know that the mechanical characterization of any material plays a vital role in performance of the material throughout its life cycle. One of the major parameters in calculating the mechanical properties of carbon fiber reinforced nanocomposite is glass temperature. Understanding glass transition behaviour of polymer nanocomposites are crucial for optimizing their mechanical properties and performance. We used “Molecular dynamics simulations” to calculate sequel functionalization effect on glass transition behaviour of carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy (LY556) nanocomposites. In this investigation three distinct form of graphene that is pristine graphene, Graphene modified with amine and graphene modified with carboxyl is studied. In this simulation the glass transition temperature (Tg) of pure carbon fiber and epoxy is lower than that of graphene carbon fiber and epoxy composites (GCFEC). The Tg of pristine graphene is higher that of the functionalized graphene and the Tg of graphene functionalized with amine is much higher than that of graphene functionalized with carboxyl group. The results of this simulation are very much close to the experimental results hence this approach can be used to anticipate the glass temperature of epoxy composites. So, from this study it can be concluded that glass transition temperature of carbon fiber reinforced nanocomposites can gives better results on functionalization of graphene.

Keywords: Nanocomposites, simulation, graphene, functionalization, carbon fiber, epoxy

[This article belongs to Special Issue under section in Journal of Polymer and Composites(jopc)]

How to cite this article: Mohd. Rehan Haider, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Kamal Sharma. Effect of Functionalization on glass transition temperature of Carbon Fiber reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites using MD Simulation. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2024; 12(05):1-8.
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Special Issue Open Access Original Research
Volume 12
Special Issue 05
Received May 7, 2024
Accepted June 18, 2024
Published August 1, 2024
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