Properties of a carbon-fibre composite modified by electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride) Magniez, K., De Lavigne, C. and Fox, B.L. 2010, Properties of a carbon-fibre composite modified by electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride), in Proceedings of the Vth International Conference on Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites; 2010, American Institute of Physics, [Melville, N.Y.], pp. 22-24. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads magniez-propertiesof-2010.pdf Published version application/pdf 362.93KB 152 Title Properties of a carbon-fibre composite modified by electrospun poly (vinylidene fluoride) Author(s) Magniez, K. De Lavigne, C. Fox, B.L. Conference name International Conference onTimes of Polymers (TOP) and Composites (5th : 2010 : Ischia, Italy) Conference location Ischia, Italy Conference dates 20-23 June 2010 Title of proceedings Proceedings of the Vth International Conference on Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites; 2010 Editor(s) D'Amore, Alberto Acierno, Domenico Grassia, Luigi Publication date 2010 Series AIP Conference Proceedings; 1255 Start page 22 End page 24 Total pages 3 p. Publisher American Institute of Physics Place of publication [Melville, N.Y.] Keyword(s) polyvinylidene fluoride electrospinning composites Electrospinning Composite materials Summary The interlaminar toughening of a carbon-fibre reinforced composite by incorporation of electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofibrous membranes was explored in this work. The nanofibres were electrospun directly onto commercial pre-impregnated carbon fibre materials under optimised conditions and PVDF was found to primarily crystallise in its β phase polymorphic form. There is strong evidence from DMTA analysis to suggest that a partial miscibility between the amorphous phases of the PVDF nanofibres and the epoxy exists. The improved plastic deformation at the crack tip after inclusion of the nanofibres was directly translated to a 57% increase in the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (in-plane shear failure). Conversely, the fracture toughness in mode I (opening failure) was slightly lower than the reference by approximately 20%, and the results were interpreted from the complex micromechanisms of failure arising from the changes in polymorphism of the PVDF. ISBN 9780735408043 Language eng Field of Research 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials Socio Economic Objective 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering HERDC Research category E2 Full written paper - non-refereed / Abstract reviewed HERDC collection year 2010 Copyright notice ©2010, American Institute of Physics Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033583 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation Open Access Collection GTP Research   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 21 Mar 2011, 12:13:27 EST Mon, 21 Mar 2011, 12:31:11 EST Mon, 21 Mar 2011, 12:38:02 EST Tue, 22 Mar 2011, 12:52:22 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 10:37:42 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 10:41:47 EST Thu, 24 Mar 2011, 10:43:18 EST Wed, 10 Apr 2013, 15:35:32 EST Fri, 22 Aug 2014, 15:32:48 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 13:57:11 EST Wed, 21 Oct 2015, 17:14:52 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:44:50 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:48:31 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:20:57 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 611 Abstract Views, 160 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 21 Mar 2011, 12:13:19 EST by Sandra Dunoon