Evidence of stress transfer and formation of fracture clusters in carbon nanotube-based composites

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Lourie, O [1 ]
Wagner, HD [1 ]
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[1] Weizmann Inst Sci, Dept Mat & Interfaces, IL-76100 Rehovot, Israel
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10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00148-1
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We report the first observation of the formation of damage doublets in adjacent carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer matrix. Such damage clusters are comparable to those arising in fiber-reinforced composite materials as a result of the redistribution of stress from a failed fiber to its unfailed adjacent neighbors. This observation may help shed light on fracture nucleation and growth in nanotube-based composites. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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