Carbon nanotube additives for non-destructive evaluation and electromagnetic compatibility of composites

Author

McDonald, Tim ; Kitaygorsky, Jennifer

Author_Institution

Electro Magn. Applic., Inc., Lakewood, CO, USA

fYear

2010

fDate

12-16 April 2010

Firstpage

1100

Lastpage

1103

Abstract

Modern composites have disadvantages in terms of detecting damaged regions and in their compatibility with electromagnetic environments. The use of non-destructive evaluation methods for composites could be enhanced and electromagnetic compatibility concerns could be alleviated by making the composites more conductive. We simulated a fabricated composition containing epoxy, graphite, and well dispersed nanotubes. This combination is highly conductive and will allow for the assessment of the interstitial regions for damage. The increased panel conductivity and lower seam impedance will improve the EMC properties of composites.

Keywords

additives; carbon nanotubes; composite materials; electromagnetic compatibility; graphite; nondestructive testing; EMC; carbon nanotube additive; composites; electromagnetic compatibility; epoxy; graphite; nondestructive evaluation; Aerospace materials; Carbon nanotubes; Composite materials; Conductivity; Electric variables measurement; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic radiation; Impedance; Skin; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility (APEMC), 2010 Asia-Pacific Symposium on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5621-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEMC.2010.5475714

Filename

5475714