Aerospace Developments: Vol. 1

EPRCOMPV292023

05/10/2024

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Advanced two-dimensional materials discovered in the last two decades are now being produced at scale and are contributing to a wide range of performance enhancements in engineering applications. The most well known of these novel materials is graphene, a nearly transparent nanomaterial comprising a single layer of bonded carbon atoms. In relative terms, it has the highest level of heat and electrical conductivity, protects against ultraviolet rays, and is the strongest material ever measured. These properties have made graphene an attractive potential material for a variety of applications, particularly for transportation-related uses, and especially for aerospace engineering.
The goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating a world that achieves net-zero emissions have prioritized the electrification of transportation, the decarbonization of industry, and the development of products that require less energy to make, last longer, and are fully recyclable. These aspects have driven the need for new, innovative materials like graphene.
While this chapter reviews the current state of graphene-related aerospace applications, it also identifies the technological challenges facing engineers that look to benefit from graphene’s attractive properties.
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96
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Barkan, T., Walthall, R., Dixit, S., David, A. et al., "Aerospace Developments: Vol. 1," SAE Technical Paper EPRCOMPV292023, 2024, .
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Published
May 10
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EPRCOMPV292023
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English