Smart coatings of epoxy based CNTs designed to meet practical expectations in aeronautics
- 1. Department of Industrial Engineering University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, SA, Italy
- 2. Department of Information and Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, Fisciano, SA, Italy
- 3. IPCB – Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials, CNR – Research National Council of Italy, P.le E. Fermi, Granatello 80055, Portici, Naples, Italy
- 4. Leonardo SpA, Aircraft Division, Airframe, Viale dell'Aeronautica, Pomigliano D'Arco, NA, 80038, Italy
Description
A smart coating exhibiting self-diagnostic capability is designed to meet industrial requirements in aeronautics.
The coating made of epoxy-based carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been applied on industrial Carbon Fiber
Reinforced Plastics (CFRPs) currently employed in aeronautics. The correlations between mechanical strain and
electrical properties of coated CFRPs highlights the feasibility in manufacturing CFRPs having integrated high
sensitivity in providing an effective real-time structural health monitoring. The reliability of the developed
CFRPs, in the normal operational temperature range of aircrafts, opens new perspectives in the field of selfresponsive
structures in aeronautics. Self-responsive panels can simultaneously act as sensor and structural
element.
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