Research Summaries

Back Nanomaterial Architectures for Personal Protection Applications

Fiscal Year 2013
Division Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Investigator(s) Luhrs, Claudia C.
Sponsor Office of Naval Research (Navy)
Summary The objective of this research has been to generate and characterize shock-resistant materials based on inorganic fullerene type tungsten disulfide (IF-WS2) and carbon nanocomposite structures for personal protection armor systems. The aim is centered in the development of a new generation of composites that combine the known energy absorbing properties of carbon nanomaterials (carbon nanofibers or graphene), with the shock absorbing properties reported for IF-WS2 structures. FY 13 efforts include, among others, gas gun testing of hybrid CNF/WS2 specimens using a system with pressure transducers to quantify shock absorption and use of ultrasound horn to insult the material and study failure modes. We will determine which mechanisms are responsible for improved impact resistance when hybrid is embedded in epoxy and which when used without epoxy, as backing layer of ballistic fibers.
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