Nano-engineered material architectures: ultra-tough hybrid nanocomposite system
US7537825B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/298
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid nanocomposite architecture is presented. The architecture includes a first composite ply oriented at a first orientation. The architecture also includes a carbon nanotube (CNT) film layer including a plurality of CNT pellets disposed therein, each of the CNT bundles including a plurality of CNTs extending from the bottom surface of the CNT film layer to a top surface of the CNT film layer, the CNT film layer disposed in an abutting relationship with the first composite ply. The architecture further includes a second composite ply which may be oriented at a second orientation, the second composite ply disposed in an abutting relationship with the CNT film layer, and wherein the CNTs of the CNT film layer act as a penetrating bridge across an interface between the first composite ply and the second composite ply.
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