INVESTIGATIONS ON SIGNIFICANCE OF CNT’S ORIENTATION ON CNT BASED SILK NANOCOMPOSITES THROUGH FEA METHOD

The present project work in the nanotechnology field has created growing possibilities for the advanced field of materials. Among these advanced materials with advanced mechanical potential properties are Nanoreinforced Nanocomposites. The most general materials utilized as a matrix in the Nanocomposites are Polymers (e.g. poly-epoxide etc), Ceramics (e.g. porcelain, etc), and Metals (e.g. aluminum, iron, steel). An analysis is considered for Aluminum AA8090 as a matrix and different types of reinforcement by using (Carbon Nanotubes, Carbon Nanoparticles, and Carbon Nanolayers). The approaching modeling for these Nanocomposites is known as Representative Volume Element (RVE) through the FEA software called ANSYS. Various cases will be considered for studying mechanical properties such as deformation, stress, and strain of Nanocomposites with aligned oriented reinforcement and then make a comparison between the results to see which type of reinforcement will give the best performance. In this simulation, the tension and compression loads of 100nN is to be applied for analysis purpose and the results will be recorded.