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Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough (Nano)Composites and Nanomaterial Assemblies

Clancy, AJ; Anthony, DB; De Luca, F; (2020) Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough (Nano)Composites and Nanomaterial Assemblies. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , 12 (14) pp. 15955-15975. 10.1021/acsami.0c01304. Green open access

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Abstract

The ideal structural material would have high strength and stiffness with a tough ductile failure, all with a low density. Historically, no such material exists, and materials engineers have had to sacrifice a desired property during materials selection, with metals (high density), fiber composites (brittle failure), and polymers (low stiffness) having fundamental limitations on at least one front. The ongoing revolution of nanomaterials provides a potential route to build on the potential of fiber-reinforced composites, matching their strength while integrating toughening behaviors akin to metal deformations, all while using low-weight constituents. Here, the challenges, approaches, and recent developments of nanomaterials for structural applications are discussed, with an emphasis on improving toughening mechanisms, whic

Type: Article
Title: Metal Mimics: Lightweight, Strong, and Tough (Nano)Composites and Nanomaterial Assemblies
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01304
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c01304
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.
Keywords: composite, nanomaterials, toughness, carbon nanotube, graphene, nanotechnology, nacre, nanotube yarn, supracrystal, carbon fibe
UCL classification: UCL
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UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10093904
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