Nano Fiber Reinforced Nanocomposite Production and Characterization

The present study investigates the effect of various fabricated nanofiber such as poly-vinyl-alcohol (PVA) ile poly-vinyl-pyrrolidone (PVP) nanofibers mat to interlaminar features. E-glass/epoxy composite materials are produced by Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM) method, interleaving PVA and PVP electrospun nanofiber mat in each laminate consisted of eight ply. Tensile tests are carried out for nanomodified composite materials. Also, after tensile tests, the fracture surfaces area of both composite materials are studied using scanning electron microscobe (SEM). Results reveal that PVA and PVP nanofiber mat was not adequately impregnated with epoxy