A DAMAGE MECHANICS MODEL FOR TWISTED CARBON NANOTUBE FIBERS  

作　　者：Qingqing Rong Jianshan Wang Yilan Kang Yali Li Qing-Hua Qin 

机构地区：[1]Tianjin Key Laboratory of Modern Engineering Mechanics,Department of Mechanics,School of Mechanical Engineering,Tianjin University,Tianjin 300072,China [2]Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramics and Machining Technology,Ministry capable of Education,School of Materials Science and Engineering,Tianjin University,Tianjin 300072,China [3]School of Engineering,Australian National University,Canberra,ACT 0200,Australia

出　　处：《Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica》2012年第4期342-347,共6页固体力学学报（英文版）

基　　金：Support from the 973 Program of Most(Grant Nos.2012CB937500and2010CB934700);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(under Grant Nos.10732080and10802041);Key Grant of Chinese Ministry of Education(309010)is acknowledged

摘　　要：Carbon nanotube fibers can be fabricated by the chemical vapor deposition spinning process. They are promising for a wide range of applications such as the building blocks of high-performance composite materials and micro-electrochemical sensors. Mechanical twisting is an effective means of enhancing the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fibers during fabrication or by post processing. However, the effects of twisting on the mechanical properties remain an unsolved issue. In this paper, we present a two-scale damage mechanics model to quantitatively investigate the effects of twisting on the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fibers. The numerical results demonstrate that the developed damage mechanics model can effectively describe the elastic and the plastic-like behaviors of carbon nanotube fibers during the tension process. A definite range of twisting which can effectively enhance the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fiber is given. The results can be used to guide the mechanical twisting of carbon nanotube fibers to improve their properties and help optimize the mechanical performance of carbon nanotube-based materials.Carbon nanotube fibers can be fabricated by the chemical vapor deposition spinning process. They are promising for a wide range of applications such as the building blocks of high-performance composite materials and micro-electrochemical sensors. Mechanical twisting is an effective means of enhancing the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fibers during fabrication or by post processing. However, the effects of twisting on the mechanical properties remain an unsolved issue. In this paper, we present a two-scale damage mechanics model to quantitatively investigate the effects of twisting on the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fibers. The numerical results demonstrate that the developed damage mechanics model can effectively describe the elastic and the plastic-like behaviors of carbon nanotube fibers during the tension process. A definite range of twisting which can effectively enhance the mechanical properties of carbon nanotube fiber is given. The results can be used to guide the mechanical twisting of carbon nanotube fibers to improve their properties and help optimize the mechanical performance of carbon nanotube-based materials.

关 键 词：carbon nanotube fibers DAMAGE twisting  multi-level structures elastic modulus 

分 类 号：TB383[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程] TU413.62[建筑科学—岩土工程]