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ABSTRACT

Nanocomposite Adhesive Bonding Using Graphite Nanofibers

L. Roy Xu¹, Charles M. Lukehart², Lang Li², Huacheng Kuai¹

1 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 7235, USA
2 Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, USA

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2007, 3(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.3970/icces.2007.003.009

Abstract

Graphitic carbon nanofibers were used to reinforce epoxy resin to form nanocomposite adhesive bonding. Good dispersion and polymer wetting of the GCNF component is evident on the nanoscale. Tensile and shear joint strength measurements were conducted for metal-metal and polymer-polymer joints using pure epoxy and nanocomposite bonding. Very little bonding strength increase, or some bonding strength decrease, was measured.

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