A review on polymer–layered silicate nanocomposites

https://imechanica.org/files/Thostenson-Li-Chou-05-CST.pdf

Nanocomposites in context

The objective of this review is to make the field of “flame retardants for polymer materials” more accessible to the materials science community, i.e. chemists, physicists and engineers. We present the fundamentals of polymer combustion theory, the main flame retardant properties and tests used to describe fire behavior, together with the nature and modes of action of the most representative flame retardants and the synergistic effects that can be achieved by combining them. We particularly focus on polymer nanocomposites, i.e. polymer matrices filled with specific, finely dispersed nanofillers, which will undoubtedly pave the way for future materials combining physicochemical and thermo-mechanical performances with enhanced flame retardant behavior.

New prospects in flame retardant polymer materials: From fundamentals to nanocomposites

A review of the present and future utilisation of FRP composites in the civil infrastructure with reference to their important in-service properties

Sensors and actuators based on carbon nanotubes and their composites: A review

Fracture toughness and water uptake of high-performance epoxy/nanoclay nanocomposites

Effect of cryogenic treatment on the mechanical properties of 4340 steel

Organoclay-modified high performance epoxy nanocomposites

Manganese partitioning and long fibrous martensite were obtained in several dual-phase steels by annealing, followed by hot rolling in their respective intercritical annealing temperature regions. The volume fraction of martensite was varied by changing the intercritical annealing temperature. Long annealing times were required to obtain complete manganese partitioning in order to increase the strength of the austenite phase and subsequently the martensite phase. Post-roll annealing improves the ductility through ferrite recrystallisation and also by changes to the martensite morphology, however, this results in a decrease in strength. The as-rolled steel shows two distinct work-hardening processes with different exponents and shows a laminated fracture appearance due to the ribbon-like morphology of the martensite.

Martin Pugh

Papers

Fracture toughness and water uptake of high-performance epoxy/nanoclay nanocomposites

Effect of cryogenic treatment on the mechanical properties of 4340 steel

Organoclay-modified high performance epoxy nanocomposites

Properties of thermomechanically processed dual-phase steels containing fibrous martensite

Failure detection and monitoring in polymer matrix composites subjected to static and dynamic loads using carbon nanotube networks