Table 2 Elastic properties of CNT/epoxy laminated composites at different CNT volume fractions
Stacking sequence | Volume fraction of CNT (%) | Young’s modulus (GPa) | Shear modulus (GPa) | Poison’s ratio | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(E_{x}\) | \(E_{y}\) | \(E_{z}\) | \(G_{xy}\) | \(G_{yz}\) | \(G_{xz}\) | \(\nu_{xy}\) | \(\nu_{yz}\) | \(\nu_{xz}\) | ||
[0/0/0/0] | 15 | 153.31 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.35 |
30 | 302.73 | 7.73 | 7.73 | 2.63 | 2.52 | 2.63 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.33 | |
60 | 601.57 | 16.88 | 16.88 | 5.67 | 5.79 | 5.67 | 0.31 | 0.45 | 0.31 | |
[0/90/0/90] | 15 | 79.85 | 79.85 | 7.99 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 1.88 | 0.025 | 0.54 | 0.54 |
30 | 155.65 | 155.65 | 10.53 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 0.016 | 0.52 | 0.52 | |
60 | 309.98 | 309.98 | 20.92 | 5.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 0.017 | 0.45 | 0.45 | |
[0/30/–30/90] | 15 | 78.06 | 43.70 | 7.95 | 34.65 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.35 |
30 | 153.28 | 84.34 | 10.49 | 64.29 | 2.56 | 2.58 | 0.35 | 0.43 | 0.34 | |
60 | 304.97 | 168.38 | 20.86 | 127.31 | 5.74 | 5.71 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.29 | |