Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140100778
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Aligning and Chaining Carbon Nanofillers in Fibre Composites: Synergistically Improving Damage Tolerance and Diagnosis. Recent studies reveal that alternating electric or magnetic fields can rotate conductive nanofillers in polymers. This project aims to advance a new concept of aligning nano-scale reinforcements (for example, graphene nano-sheets and carbon nanofibres) along the thickness direction of composite materials. The alignment of nano-sized reinforcement will address the perennial problem of through-thickness weaknesses of fibre-reinforced composites and, at the same time, improve the electrical conductivity of composites. The synergistic improvements in the mechanical and electrical properties will improve damage tolerance and diagnosis of composites, thus expanding their applications in transport and civil construction to help reduce carbon dioxide emission.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 06-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $382,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Aerospace Materials | Composite and Hybrid Materials | Solid Mechanics | Materials Engineering
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) |
