Micromechanical modeling of nacre-mimetic Ti3C2-MXene nanocomposites with viscoelastic polymer matrix

Shreyas Srivatsa*, Pawel Packo, Leon Mishnaevsky Jr., Tadeusz Uhl, Krzysztof Grabowski

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    Abstract

    A new two-dimensional nanomaterial—Titanium Carbide MXene (Ti3C2-MXene)—was reported in 2011. In this work, the microscale models of Ti3C2-MXene nanomaterial are considered with polymer matrix. The nanocomposites are modeled using nacre-mimetic brick-and-mortar assembly configurations due to enhanced mechanical properties and interlocking mechanism between the Ti3C2-MXene (brick) and polymer matrices (mortar). The polymer matrix material (Epoxy-resin) is modeled with elastic and viscoelastic behavior (Kelvin–Voigt Model). The Finite Element Method is used for numerical analysis of the microscale models with the multi-point constraint method to include Ti3C2-MXene fillers in the polymer matrix. Ti3C2-MXenes are considered as thick plate elements with transverse shear effects. The response of elastic and viscoelastic models of polymer matrix are studied. Finally, a tensile and compressive load is applied at the microscale and the effective load transfer due to nacre-mimetic configuration is discussed. This paper provides nacre-mimetic models to pre-design the nanocomposite for optimal performance with damage resistance and enhanced strength.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalMRS Advances
    Volume6
    Pages (from-to)729-733
    Number of pages5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

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