Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM

Nanocomposites are advanced materials that have excellent properties. For good usage of this material, it should be studied in detail. There is a phase between matrix and filler that is called interphase and also the properties of nanocomposites depend on the properties of that phase in addition to...

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Main Author: Hamed Afzali Alvars
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Published: Semnan University 2024-11-01
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description Nanocomposites are advanced materials that have excellent properties. For good usage of this material, it should be studied in detail. There is a phase between matrix and filler that is called interphase and also the properties of nanocomposites depend on the properties of that phase in addition to the matrix and filler. In this study, at first, the mechanical properties of the interphase of graphene/epoxy nanocomposite are extracted by molecular dynamic simulation and then by a Python code that is developed by the author and can be run by Abaqus, the best orientation distribution of fillers in RVE (representative volume element) according to weight percentage of fillers is predicted. The selection of graphene sheets as fillers has two important reasons the first is that graphene derivatives are the strongest materials compared to other materials in nature and the second reason is that the graphene sheet has a more active surface than other derivatives of that such as fullerene and nanotubes that causes more interphase zone formation that causes improvement of properties. The force field that is used in this study is DREIDING. For detection of the size of the interphase zone, the density distribution figure is used. The boundary conditions in RVE and the simulation box in all directions are periodic.
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spelling doaj-art-feff0bb120514154be1010fbf5f5417c2024-12-16T21:03:57ZengSemnan UniversityMechanics of Advanced Composite Structures2423-48262423-70432024-11-0111232133410.22075/macs.2024.30270.14948478Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEMHamed Afzali Alvars0School of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran ,Tehran, IranNanocomposites are advanced materials that have excellent properties. For good usage of this material, it should be studied in detail. There is a phase between matrix and filler that is called interphase and also the properties of nanocomposites depend on the properties of that phase in addition to the matrix and filler. In this study, at first, the mechanical properties of the interphase of graphene/epoxy nanocomposite are extracted by molecular dynamic simulation and then by a Python code that is developed by the author and can be run by Abaqus, the best orientation distribution of fillers in RVE (representative volume element) according to weight percentage of fillers is predicted. The selection of graphene sheets as fillers has two important reasons the first is that graphene derivatives are the strongest materials compared to other materials in nature and the second reason is that the graphene sheet has a more active surface than other derivatives of that such as fullerene and nanotubes that causes more interphase zone formation that causes improvement of properties. The force field that is used in this study is DREIDING. For detection of the size of the interphase zone, the density distribution figure is used. The boundary conditions in RVE and the simulation box in all directions are periodic.https://macs.semnan.ac.ir/article_8478_fd29c87a124419f4bfa0e8bac83d33c9.pdfgraphenemolecular dynamic simulationpolymer nanocompositesfinite element method
spellingShingle Hamed Afzali Alvars
Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures
graphene
molecular dynamic simulation
polymer nanocomposites
finite element method
title Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
title_full Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
title_fullStr Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
title_full_unstemmed Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
title_short Interfacial Characteristics of Graphene/Polymer Nanocomposites by Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Evaluating Effects of that on Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites by FEM
title_sort interfacial characteristics of graphene polymer nanocomposites by molecular dynamics simulation and evaluating effects of that on mechanical properties of nanocomposites by fem
topic graphene
molecular dynamic simulation
polymer nanocomposites
finite element method
url https://macs.semnan.ac.ir/article_8478_fd29c87a124419f4bfa0e8bac83d33c9.pdf
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