Barbhuiya, S and Chow, P (2017) Nanoscaled Mechanical Properties of Cement Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanofibers. Materials, 10 (6). ARTN 662. p. 662. ISSN 1996-1944
Abstract
This paper reports the effects of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on nanoscaled mechanical properties of cement composites. CNFs were added to cement composites at the filler loading of 0.2 wt % (by wt. of cement). Micrographs based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that CNFs are capable of forming strong interfacial bonding with cement matrices. Experimental results using nanoindentation reveal that the addition of CNFs in cement composites increases the proportions of high-density calcium-silicate-hydrate gel (HD-CSH) compared to low-density CSH gel. It was also found that the inclusion of CNFs increases the compressive strength of cement composites.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Keywords: | CNF; nanoindentation; SEM; compressive strength; Young’s modulus |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2018 12:45 |
Last Modified: | 10 Dec 2018 12:45 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Identification Number: | 10.3390/ma10060662 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139720 |