Development and commercialization of graphene-oxide based hybrid nano-fillers – a university lab to market story
Due to their high specific strength, carbon and glass fiber reinforced composites find wide applications as lightweight and high strength materials, for aerospace and automotive applications. However, these composite materials are extremely sensitive to relatively low velocity, and localized impact loads leading to damage in the through thickness direction. The mechanical damage induces delamination (separation cracks) at the boundary between plies. Delamination due to crack growth is one of the most prevalent life-limiting factors of a composite.