A study on development and performance of graphene oxide glass fibre containing nylon nanocomposites

Abstract

There is always a thirst for the invention of new materials with enhanced properties and nctionalities to meet the fast developing technology and demands of the consumers Many engineering and industrial sectors rely on material inventions for the success of their new products New product development and fabrication mainly depends on the material selection as these products are subjected to very demanding and extremely tough environments This scenario has led to the development and invention of wide variety of materials such as polymer matrix composites metal matrix composites etc since these composites can accommodate themselves for a wide variety of combinations and exhibit enhancements in different properties based on its compositions Now a days the automotive industrial aerospace and medical fields demands high performing materials with high strength to weight ratio light weight low coefficient of friction and good damping properties which can be accommodated in any working conditions Recently the metals are very rapidly replaced by polymer composites in various industrial and engineering applications The main disadvantage in using polymer matrix composites is its low mechanical and thermal properties as compared to metals To overcome this disadvantages and limitations and to improve the working capacity of these materials in recent years the polymeric materials are reinforced with nanoparticles which offer new technologies for many industrial applications Recently many researchers have added fillers like nanoclays carbon nanotubes carbon black to polymeric materials and studied their response Nanoclays are found to possess poor electrical and thermal conductivity Carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofillers offer effective conducting properties but the cost of production is very high This research work is concentrated on overcoming these limitations by using thermoplastic type of polymer with nanoparticle as reinforcement Its compatibility for engineering applications is explored newline