Enhancement of Impact Properties by Using Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes as Secondary Reinforcement in Glass/Epoxy Laminates

This study is focused on the drop weight low-velocity impact (LVI) response of glass woven polymer composite laminates reinforced with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Symmetrical quasi-isotropic laminates with zero bending-extension coupling were fabricated. Six hundred-grams per square meter plain glass woven fabric was used as a primary reinforcing agent while MWCNTs were used as the secondary reinforcement. The exceptional mechanical...