ENHANCED BLAST PROTECTION WITH POLYMER COMPOSITES CONTAINING XGNP® GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS

2024-01-3640

11/15/2024

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2024 NDIA Michigan Chapter Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium
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Fiber reinforced thermoset composites are well known for delivering 50% or more weight savings when compared with steel components while also providing strength, stiffness, and toughness. Nanoparticle additives have been shown to significantly increase the mechanical properties of thermoplastic and thermoset polymer matrices over the base matrix values. Extensive testing and characterization of composites containing graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) has been conducted and reported by XG Sciences’ (XGS) collaborators at the Michigan State University (MSU) Composite Materials and Structures Center. In a recent program with U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), MSU investigated lightweight composites for blast and impact protection. High strain rate test facilities as well as high speed photography and non-destructive interferometry-based evaluation techniques were used to evaluate blast performance. The experimental results are presented here. The graphene nanoplatelets were shown effective in two distinct approaches for improving the toughness of lightweight composite components.

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https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-3640
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6
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Privette, R., Fukushima, H., Drzal, L., and Robinson, M., "ENHANCED BLAST PROTECTION WITH POLYMER COMPOSITES CONTAINING XGNP® GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS," SAE Technical Paper 2024-01-3640, 2024, https://doi.org/10.4271/2024-01-3640.
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Nov 15
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2024-01-3640
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Technical Paper
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English