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<journal-id>International Journal of Aerospace and Lightweight Structures</journal-id>
<publication_date>2014</publication_date>
<volume>3</volume>
<issue>4</issue>
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<doi>10.3850/S2010428614000038</doi>
<article-title>Hybrid Modification of Epoxy Resin with Micro-Fibrillated Cellulose and Rubber Nanoparticle: Effects on the Mechanical Properties of Carbon Plain-Weave Reinforced Composites</article-title>
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<author>Andrea Betti<sup>1,a</sup>, Valter Carvelli<sup>1,b</sup>, Toru Fujii<sup>2,c</sup> and Kazuya Okubo<sup>2,d</sup></author>

<author-citation>Betti, Andrea; Carvelli, Valter; Fujii, Toru; Okubo, Kazuya</author-citation>

<aff><sup>1</sup>Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan, 20133, Italy.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:andrea.betti@mail.polimi.it"><sup>a</sup>andrea.betti@mail.polimi.it</a></email>

<email><a href="mailto:valter.carvelli@polimi.it"><sup>b</sup>valter.carvelli@polimi.it</a></email>

<aff><sup>2</sup>Department of Mechanical Engineering and Systems, Doshisha University, TataraKyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0321, Japan.</aff>

<email><a href="mailto:tfujii@mail.doshisha.ac.jp"><sup>c</sup>tfujii@mail.doshisha.ac.jp</a></email>

<email><a href="mailto:kokubo@mail.doshisha.ac.jp"><sup>d</sup>kokubo@mail.doshisha.ac.jp</a></email>


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<title>ABSTRACT</title>
<p>The paper presents the effect of hybrid modification of epoxy resin with micro-fibrillated
cellulose (MFC) and nitrile-butadiene rubber nanoparticles (NBR) on the mechanical
properties of carbon plain weave textile composites. Twelve different combinations of
MFC and rubber nanoparticles were tested. Their influences on the quasi-static mechanical properties of the composites were measured performing tensile and interlaminar
shear strength (ILSS) tests. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) observations were also
conducted to identify the difference in failure modes at fibers level. The experimental
results revealed that ILSS increased more than 32% for 0.1% MFC and 3% NBR, while
the tensile strength increased 10% for 0.3% MFC and 3% NBR. On the other hand,
the Young&#8217;s modulus can be considered unaffected. The SEM images showed that the
matrix deformability became evident with increasing the MFC and NBR contents. It can
be related to the fillers capacity to enhance the adhesion between fiber and matrix and
the matrix ductility. These results allowed the selection of some hybrid modifications of
the epoxy resin to preliminary investigate the tensile-tensile cyclic response of the carbon
plain weave textile composites.</p>


<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Carbon fiber textile, MFC, Rubber, Nanoparticles, Mechanical properties.</p>
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