Challenges and Opportunities for Nanotechnology in Multi-Functional Composite Structures (Preprint)
Abstract
Incorporation of nanoparticles into engineered composites represents one of the largest volume applications for nanocomposites currently envisioned. Of the wide variety of structural applications, fiber-reinforced composites for aerospace structures have some of the most demanding applications with extreme requirements in physical, chemical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. Nanocomposites offer tremendous potential to improve these properties for advanced engineered composites with modest additional weight and easy integration into current processing schemes. Significant progress has been made in fulfilling this vision. Within this paper, we review the relative status of nanocomposites incorporation into aerospace composite structures and the need for continued development. In particular, nanocomposites have been applied at specific and multiple locations within the hierarchical composites to improve specific properties and to offer yet another method and level to optimize multiple properties of the overall structural composite.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA466106
Entities
People
- Edward Silverman
- Jeff Baur
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory