Behavior of Mechanical Joints Prepared from EB Cured CFRP Nanocomposites Subjected to Hygrothermal Aging Under Bolt Preloads

In the present work, the hygrothermal aging effect was studied on the performance of bolted joints prepared from electron beam (EB) cured carbon/epoxy nanocomposites under varying bolt torques. The multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) at different wt.% varying from 0 to 0.5 were added into the composite laminates with 0.3 wt.% null giving the maximum tensile strength. The comparison of mechanical properties was done for thermally cured, EB...