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Dr. Ankur Bajpai
University of Edinburgh

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Dr.-Ing. Ankur Bajpai graduated from University Institute of Engineering and Technology, CSJM University Kanpur, India with a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. In 2010, he joined Industrial Tribology and Maintenance Engineering Center (ITMMEC), Indian Institute of Technology Delhi for his postgraduate studies. He was the second rank holder in the centre and was awarded Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree in 2012. During his M.Tech programme, he was awarded Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) IIT Master Sandwich Scholarship. As a part of which, he spent 9 months at Institute for Light weight structures and polymer technology at TU Dresden (Germany) under Prof. Werner H. Hufenbach. In July 2013, Dr Bajpai joined the Institute for Composite Materials (IVW GmbH), at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany (TUK) as a PhD student. He later continued to work in the department as a Research Assistant from July 2013 until Dec. 2017 In his PhD project, he focused on Polymer composites. His research emphasized on the development of new generation of epoxy based calender roller covers for paper making application which was carried out in collaboration with Industrial partner. In Dec. 2017, Dr Bajpai successfully defended his PhD title. During his stay at IVW, he supervised 2 master thesis. Later in 2018 he joined LCPO, Bordeaux INP as post doctoral researcher to work on EU Sudoe project “COMPRESSer”.

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Journal article
Published: 24 August 2021 in Journal of Composites Science
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Large composite structures manufactured out-of-autoclave require the assembly and bonding of multiple parts. A one-shot cure manufacturing method is demonstrated using powder epoxy. Lap shear plates were manufactured from powder epoxy and glass fiber-reinforced plastic with four different bonding cases were assessed: secondary bonding using standard adhesive film, secondary bonding using powder epoxy, co-curing, and co-curing plus a novel Z-pinning method. This work investigates the lap shear strength of the four cases in accordance with ISO 4587:2003. Damage mechanisms and fracture behavior were explored using digital image correlation (DIC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. VTFA400 adhesive had a load at break 24.8% lower than secondary bonding using powder epoxy. Co-curing increased the load at break by 7.8% compared to powder epoxy secondary bonding, with the co-cured and pinned joint resulting in a 45.4% increase. In the co-cured and co-cured plus pinned cases, DIC indicated premature failure due to resin spew. SEM indicated shear failure of resin areas and a large amount of fiber pullout in both these cases, with pinning delaying fracture phenomena resulting in increased lap joint strength. This highlights the potential of powder epoxy for the co-curing of large composite structures out-of-autoclave.

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Thomas Noble; James R. Davidson; Christophe Floreani; Ankur Bajpai; William Moses; Thomas Dooher; Alistair McIlhagger; Edward Archer; Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh; Colin Robert. Powder Epoxy for One-Shot Cure, Out-of-Autoclave Applications: Lap Shear Strength and Z-Pinning Study. Journal of Composites Science 2021, 5, 225 .

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Thomas Noble, James R. Davidson, Christophe Floreani, Ankur Bajpai, William Moses, Thomas Dooher, Alistair McIlhagger, Edward Archer, Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh, Colin Robert. Powder Epoxy for One-Shot Cure, Out-of-Autoclave Applications: Lap Shear Strength and Z-Pinning Study. Journal of Composites Science. 2021; 5 (9):225.

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Thomas Noble; James R. Davidson; Christophe Floreani; Ankur Bajpai; William Moses; Thomas Dooher; Alistair McIlhagger; Edward Archer; Conchúr M. Ó Brádaigh; Colin Robert. 2021. "Powder Epoxy for One-Shot Cure, Out-of-Autoclave Applications: Lap Shear Strength and Z-Pinning Study." Journal of Composites Science 5, no. 9: 225.

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Published: 21 June 2021 in Applied Mechanics
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The tensile fracture mechanics and thermo-mechanical properties of mixtures composed of two kinds of epoxy resins of different chemical structures and functional groups were studied. The base resin was a bi-functional epoxy resin based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA) and the other resins were (a) distilled triglycidylether of meta-amino phenol (b) 1, 6–naphthalene di epoxy and (c) fluorene di epoxy. This research shows that a small number of multifunctional epoxy systems, both di- and tri-functional, can significantly increase tensile strength (14%) over neat DGEBA while having no negative impact on other mechanical properties including glass transition temperature and elastic modulus. In fact, when compared to unmodified DGEBA, the tri-functional epoxy shows a slight increase (5%) in glass transition temperature at 10 wt.% concentration. The enhanced crosslinking of DGEBA (90 wt.%)/distilled triglycidylether of meta-amino phenol (10 wt.%) blends may be the possible reason for the improved glass transition. Finally, the influence of strain rate, temperature and moisture were investigated for both the neat DGEBA and the best performing modified system. The neat DGEBA was steadily outperformed by its modified counterpart in every condition.

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Ankur Bajpai; James Davidson; Colin Robert. Studies on the Modification of Commercial Bisphenol-A-Based Epoxy Resin Using Different Multifunctional Epoxy Systems. Applied Mechanics 2021, 2, 419 -430.

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Ankur Bajpai, James Davidson, Colin Robert. Studies on the Modification of Commercial Bisphenol-A-Based Epoxy Resin Using Different Multifunctional Epoxy Systems. Applied Mechanics. 2021; 2 (2):419-430.

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Ankur Bajpai; James Davidson; Colin Robert. 2021. "Studies on the Modification of Commercial Bisphenol-A-Based Epoxy Resin Using Different Multifunctional Epoxy Systems." Applied Mechanics 2, no. 2: 419-430.

Review
Published: 19 December 2020 in Sustainability
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4D printing can be defined as the fabrication of structures using smart materials that allow the final object to change its shape, properties, or function in response to an external stimulus such as light, heat, or moisture. The available technologies, materials, and applications have evolved significantly since their first development in 2013, with prospective applications within the aerospace, manufacturing, and soft robotic industries. This review focuses on the printing technologies and smart materials currently available for fabricating these structures. The applications of 4D printing within biomedicine are explored with a focus on tissue engineering, drug delivery, and artificial organs. Finally, some ideas for potential uses are proposed. 4D printing is making its mark with seemingly unlimited potential applications, however, its use in mainstream medical treatments relies on further developments and extensive research investments.

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Ankur Bajpai; Anna Baigent; Sakshika Raghav; Conchúr Ó. Brádaigh; Vasileios Koutsos; Norbert Radacsi. 4D Printing: Materials, Technologies, and Future Applications in the Biomedical Field. Sustainability 2020, 12, 10628 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Anna Baigent, Sakshika Raghav, Conchúr Ó. Brádaigh, Vasileios Koutsos, Norbert Radacsi. 4D Printing: Materials, Technologies, and Future Applications in the Biomedical Field. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (24):10628.

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Ankur Bajpai; Anna Baigent; Sakshika Raghav; Conchúr Ó. Brádaigh; Vasileios Koutsos; Norbert Radacsi. 2020. "4D Printing: Materials, Technologies, and Future Applications in the Biomedical Field." Sustainability 12, no. 24: 10628.

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Published: 31 July 2020 in Polymers
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High-performance polymer composites are being increasingly favored for structural applications. For this purpose, efforts are being focused on exploring the potential of high-performance thermoplastics and thermosets. Cyanate ester (CE) resin is a special thermoset that can be used at up to 400 °C without any considerable degradation; however, its tribological properties are not at the adequate level. Hence, it is needed to use this polymer in composite form with the fibrous/particulate reinforcement to impart better tribological properties and mechanical strength via a strong fiber–matrix interface. Carbon fiber/fabrics are at the forefront as reinforcement for specialty polymers. The tribological and tensile properties of cyanate ester (CE) composites-filled graphite, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and MoS2 micron-sized fillers reinforced with carbon fibers (CF) are investigated experimentally in a block-on-ring setup at 100 N, for 10 h, and with a sliding distance of approximately 10,000 m, against a hardened polished 100Cr6 steel shaft and diamond-like-coated (DLC) 100Cr6 steel shaft. The tribological properties of the composites including the coefficient of friction and specific wear rate are enhanced especially with the incorporation of graphite fillers. The friction coefficient and wear rate of the graphite-based composite was decreased significantly at 5 wt.% of graphite concentration. Further, at the same concentration, the graphite-based composite showed superior tensile properties as compared to the reference system owing to better dispersion and adhesion between the fibers and matrix. Tensile tests are performed to characterize the fiber–matrix interfacial adhesion and other strength properties.

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Ankur Bajpai; Prateek Saxena; Klaus Kunze. Tribo-Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Cyanate Ester Resins Modified With Fillers. Polymers 2020, 12, 1725 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Prateek Saxena, Klaus Kunze. Tribo-Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Cyanate Ester Resins Modified With Fillers. Polymers. 2020; 12 (8):1725.

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Ankur Bajpai; Prateek Saxena; Klaus Kunze. 2020. "Tribo-Mechanical Characterization of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Cyanate Ester Resins Modified With Fillers." Polymers 12, no. 8: 1725.

Conference paper
Published: 19 March 2020 in Materials Today: Proceedings
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This work explore the effect of addition of a combination of rigid nanofillers and core–shell rubber nanoparticles on the fracture mechanics, tensile, electrical and thermo-mechanical properties of epoxy resins. SiO2 nanoparticles, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT's), as rigid nanofillers, and core–shell rubber (CSR) nanoparticles, as soft nanofillers were used with bisphenol-A based epoxy resin. Further, the rigid fillers were added systematically with core–shell rubber nanoparticles and MWCNT’s to study the combined effect of rigid nanofillers and soft CSR nanoparticles. The resulting systems will be characterized by standard methods. This includes a thorough characterization of tensile, fracture mechanics, electrical, and thermal properties. The results show that the maximum increase of fracture toughness (207%) and fracture energy (910%) was obtained for system containing 5 wt% of CSR and 10% SiO2. The electrical conductivity threshold was obtained at 0.075 wt% of MWCNT’s modified system. The introduction of CSR nanoparticles significantly increase the fracture energy of the matrix with decrease in tensile strength and tensile modulus, which was further recovered with the addition of SiO2 nanoparticles. The analysis of the fracture surfaces revealed the toughening micro-mechanisms.

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A. Bajpai; R. Martin; H. Faria; E. Ibarboure; S. Carlotti. Epoxy based hybrid nanocomposites: Fracture mechanisms, tensile properties and electrical properties. Materials Today: Proceedings 2020, 34, 210 -216.

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A. Bajpai, R. Martin, H. Faria, E. Ibarboure, S. Carlotti. Epoxy based hybrid nanocomposites: Fracture mechanisms, tensile properties and electrical properties. Materials Today: Proceedings. 2020; 34 ():210-216.

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A. Bajpai; R. Martin; H. Faria; E. Ibarboure; S. Carlotti. 2020. "Epoxy based hybrid nanocomposites: Fracture mechanisms, tensile properties and electrical properties." Materials Today: Proceedings 34, no. : 210-216.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2020 in Express Polymer Letters
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Ankur Bajpai; B. Wetzel; K. Friedrich. High strength epoxy system modified with soft block copolymer and stiff core-shell rubber nanoparticles: Morphology, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanisms. Express Polymer Letters 2020, 14, 384 -399.

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Ankur Bajpai, B. Wetzel, K. Friedrich. High strength epoxy system modified with soft block copolymer and stiff core-shell rubber nanoparticles: Morphology, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanisms. Express Polymer Letters. 2020; 14 (4):384-399.

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Ankur Bajpai; B. Wetzel; K. Friedrich. 2020. "High strength epoxy system modified with soft block copolymer and stiff core-shell rubber nanoparticles: Morphology, mechanical properties, and fracture mechanisms." Express Polymer Letters 14, no. 4: 384-399.

Article
Published: 04 September 2019 in Journal of Polymer Science
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The mechanical properties, thermomechanical properties, and fracture mechanic properties of block‐copolymer (BCP), core–shell rubber (CSR) particles, and their hybrids in bulk epoxy/anhydride system were investigated at 23 °C. The results show that fracture toughness was increased by more than 268% for 10 wt % BCP, 200% for 12 wt % of CSR particles, and 100% for hybrid systems containing 3 wt % of each, BCP and CSR. The volume content of nanoparticles influences the final morphology and thus influences the tensile properties and fracture toughness of the modified systems. The toughening mechanisms induced by the BCP and CSR particles were identified as (1) localized plastic shear‐band yielding around the particles and (2) cavitation of the particles followed by plastic void growth in the epoxy polymer. These mechanisms were modeled using the Hsieh et al. approach and the values of GIc of the different modified systems were calculated. Excellent agreement was found between the predicted and the experimentally measured fracture energies. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 48471.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel; Andreas Klingler; Klaus Friedrich. Mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high‐performance epoxy nanocomposites modified with block polymer and core–shell rubber particles. Journal of Polymer Science 2019, 137, 1 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Bernd Wetzel, Andreas Klingler, Klaus Friedrich. Mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high‐performance epoxy nanocomposites modified with block polymer and core–shell rubber particles. Journal of Polymer Science. 2019; 137 (11):1.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel; Andreas Klingler; Klaus Friedrich. 2019. "Mechanical properties and fracture behavior of high‐performance epoxy nanocomposites modified with block polymer and core–shell rubber particles." Journal of Polymer Science 137, no. 11: 1.

Journal article
Published: 23 July 2019 in Nanomaterials
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The paper investigates the effect of adding a combination of rigid nanoparticles and core-shell rubber nanoparticles on the tensile, fracture mechanics, electrical and thermo-mechanical properties of epoxy resins. SiO2 nanoparticles, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT’s), as rigid nanofillers, and core-shell rubber (CSR) nanoparticles, as soft nanofillers were used with bisphenol-A-based epoxy resin. Further, the rigid fillers were added systematically with core-shell rubber nanoparticles to investigate the commingled effect of rigid nanofillers and soft CSR nanoparticles. The resulting matrix will be broadly evaluated by standard methods to quantify tensile, fracture mechanics, electrical, and thermal properties. The results show that the electrical conductivity threshold is obtained at 0.075 wt. % for MWCNT-modified systems. For hybrid systems, the maximum increase of fracture toughness (218%) and fracture energy (900%) was obtained for a system containing 5 wt. % of CSR and 10 wt. % of SiO2. The analysis of the fracture surfaces revealed the information about existing toughening micro-mechanisms in the nanocomposites.

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Ankur Bajpai; Stéphane Carlotti. The Effect of Hybridized Carbon Nanotubes, Silica Nanoparticles, and Core-Shell Rubber on Tensile, Fracture Mechanics and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites. Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 1057 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Stéphane Carlotti. The Effect of Hybridized Carbon Nanotubes, Silica Nanoparticles, and Core-Shell Rubber on Tensile, Fracture Mechanics and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites. Nanomaterials. 2019; 9 (7):1057.

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Ankur Bajpai; Stéphane Carlotti. 2019. "The Effect of Hybridized Carbon Nanotubes, Silica Nanoparticles, and Core-Shell Rubber on Tensile, Fracture Mechanics and Electrical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites." Nanomaterials 9, no. 7: 1057.

Preprint
Published: 10 July 2019
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Mechanical response of bisphenol-F based epoxy cured with amine hardener was investigated in tensile testing. Different types of methods were considered in preparing the tensile samples in order to evaluate their effects on the tensile strength of the cured epoxy system. Specifically, four types of preparation methods were discussed to prepare the tensile samples were considered in the study. Further, the effect of different type of tensile samples on tensile strength of specimens was also considered in the analysis. The experimental results showed that the preparation methods affected the tensile strength of the specimens. Starting from the experimental results, an appropriate testing methodology is proposed for epoxy based nanocomposite composite specimens in order to reduce problems that may arise during the test and to optimize procedures for preparation of specimens.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. Tensile Testing of Epoxy-Based Thermoset System Prepared by Different Methods. 2019, 1 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Bernd Wetzel. Tensile Testing of Epoxy-Based Thermoset System Prepared by Different Methods. . 2019; ():1.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. 2019. "Tensile Testing of Epoxy-Based Thermoset System Prepared by Different Methods." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 04 July 2019 in Journal of Composites Science
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The effect of adding different types of soft block copolymer on the tensile properties, fracture mechanic properties, and thermo-mechanical properties of bisphenol F based epoxy resin were studied. Two different self-assembling block copolymers, (a) constituting of a center block of poly (butyl acrylate) and two side blocks of poly (methyl) methacrylate-co-polar co-monomer (BCP 1) and (b) poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(butylene oxide) (PEO-PBO) diblock copolymer (BCP 2), were used with an epoxy-hardener system. The maximum fracture toughness and fracture energy were measured as KIc = 2.75 MPa·m1/2 and GIc = 2.37 kJ/m2 for the 10 wt % of BCP 1 modified system, which were 366% and 2270% higher in comparison to reference epoxy system, and a 63% reduction in tensile strength was also observed. Similarly, for BCP2 modified systems, the maximum value of KIc = 1.65 MPa·m1/2 and GIc = 1.10 kJ/m2 was obtained for epoxy modified with 12 wt % of BCP2 and a reduction of 32% in tensile strength. The fracture toughness and fracture energy were co-related to the plastic zone size for all the modified systems. Finally, the analysis of the fracture surfaces revealed the toughening micro-mechanisms of the nanocomposites.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. Effect of Different Types of Block Copolymers on Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Fracture Mechanisms of Bisphenol-F Based Epoxy System. Journal of Composites Science 2019, 3, 68 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Bernd Wetzel. Effect of Different Types of Block Copolymers on Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Fracture Mechanisms of Bisphenol-F Based Epoxy System. Journal of Composites Science. 2019; 3 (3):68.

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Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. 2019. "Effect of Different Types of Block Copolymers on Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Fracture Mechanisms of Bisphenol-F Based Epoxy System." Journal of Composites Science 3, no. 3: 68.

Journal article
Published: 18 December 2018 in Journal of Composites Science
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The effect of the hybridization of a triblock copolymer and a rigid TiO2 nanofiller on the tensile, fracture mechanics and thermo-mechanical properties of bisphenol F based epoxy resin were studied. The self-assembling block copolymer, constituted of a center block of poly (butyl acrylate) and two side blocks of poly (methyl) methacrylate-co-polar co-monomer was used as a soft filler, and TiO2 nanoparticles were employed as rigid modifiers. Toughening solely by block copolymers (BCP’s) led to the highest fracture toughness and fracture energy in the study, KIc = 2.18 MPa·m1/2 and GIc = 1.58 kJ/m2. This corresponds to a 4- and 16-fold improvement, respectively, over the neat reference epoxy system. However, a reduction of 15% of the tensile strength was observed. The hybrid nanocomposites, containing the same absolute amounts of modifiers, showed a maximum value of KIc = 1.72 MPa·m1/2 and GIc = 0.90 kJ/m2. Yet, only a minor reduction of 4% of the tensile strength was observed. The fracture toughness and fracture energy were co-related to the plastic zone size for all the modified systems. Finally, the analysis of the fracture surfaces revealed the toughening mechanisms of the nanocomposites.

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Ankur Bajpai; Arun Kumar Alapati; Andreas Klingler; Bernd Wetzel. Tensile Properties, Fracture Mechanics Properties and Toughening Mechanisms of Epoxy Systems Modified with Soft Block Copolymers, Rigid TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Hybrids. Journal of Composites Science 2018, 2, 72 .

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Ankur Bajpai, Arun Kumar Alapati, Andreas Klingler, Bernd Wetzel. Tensile Properties, Fracture Mechanics Properties and Toughening Mechanisms of Epoxy Systems Modified with Soft Block Copolymers, Rigid TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Hybrids. Journal of Composites Science. 2018; 2 (4):72.

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Ankur Bajpai; Arun Kumar Alapati; Andreas Klingler; Bernd Wetzel. 2018. "Tensile Properties, Fracture Mechanics Properties and Toughening Mechanisms of Epoxy Systems Modified with Soft Block Copolymers, Rigid TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Hybrids." Journal of Composites Science 2, no. 4: 72.

Journal article
Published: 30 July 2018 in Engineering Fracture Mechanics
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The toughening performance of hybridized core-shell rubber particles and block copolymers on bulk epoxy and epoxy based carbon fibre reinforced composites was investigated. The results reveal that the interlaminar fracture toughness of the fibre reinforced laminates increased by more than 300% due to an enhanced fibre-matrix adhesion because of a combination of BCP and CSR particles. However, no synergistic improvement of the fracture mechanics properties of the bulk materials was found. Thereby, the critical energy release rate of the bulk and fibre reinforced materials is related to the interparticle distance to particle size ratio of the modifiers in the bulk/matrix systems and the plastic zone size. Furthermore, the fibre volume content of the CFRP influences the final BCP phase morphology, and thus the fracture toughness.

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Andreas Klingler; Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. The effect of block copolymer and core-shell rubber hybrid toughening on morphology and fracture of epoxy-based fibre reinforced composites. Engineering Fracture Mechanics 2018, 203, 81 -101.

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Andreas Klingler, Ankur Bajpai, Bernd Wetzel. The effect of block copolymer and core-shell rubber hybrid toughening on morphology and fracture of epoxy-based fibre reinforced composites. Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2018; 203 ():81-101.

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Andreas Klingler; Ankur Bajpai; Bernd Wetzel. 2018. "The effect of block copolymer and core-shell rubber hybrid toughening on morphology and fracture of epoxy-based fibre reinforced composites." Engineering Fracture Mechanics 203, no. : 81-101.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 2016 in Procedia Structural Integrity
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The objective of this work was to systematically develop and understand novel polymeric hybrid nanocomposites that include block copolymers (BCP) with tailored morphologies in order to generate high toughness. Furthermore, rigid fillers in the form of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were added systematically together with block copolymers to study the combined effect of rigid nanofillers and more ductile BCP particles. The resulting matrix was extensively and carefully characterized by standard methods. This included thorough characterization of mechanical, fracture mechanical and thermal properties. Results show that both fracture toughness, KIc, and critical energy release rate, GIc, were increased linearly to a maximum of 2.10 MPa.m1/2 and 1.46 kJ/m2 respectively by the addition of 12 wt. % BCP. Fractography studies reveal toughening mechanisms of the nanocomposites that were identified as both the cavitation of spherical micelles and enhanced plastic deformation and furthermore fiber pull-out in the case of hybrid nanocomposites

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Ankur Bajpai; Arun Kumar Alapati; Bernd Wetzel. Toughening and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Modified with Block Co-polymers and MWCNTs. Procedia Structural Integrity 2016, 2, 104 -111.

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Ankur Bajpai, Arun Kumar Alapati, Bernd Wetzel. Toughening and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Modified with Block Co-polymers and MWCNTs. Procedia Structural Integrity. 2016; 2 ():104-111.

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Ankur Bajpai; Arun Kumar Alapati; Bernd Wetzel. 2016. "Toughening and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Modified with Block Co-polymers and MWCNTs." Procedia Structural Integrity 2, no. : 104-111.