Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotube alignment on the tensile fatigue behavior of nanocomposites Subject The topic of the resource digital image correlation; fatigue; Multi-walled carbon nanotubes; nanocomposites; nanotube alignment; toughening mechanisms Description An account of the resource The one-dimensional structure of carbon nanotubes makes them highly anisotropic, making them to possess unusual mechanical properties, and hence employed as promising nanofiller for the composite structures. However, various carbon nanotube properties are not completely utilized when they are used as reinforcement in composites due to inadequate and immature processing techniques. In the present work, an attempt has been made to utilize the strong anisotropic nature of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for improving the fatigue life of nanocomposites only by considering a very low weight percentage (&lt;0.5 wt%). The anisotropy of MWCNTs was imparted into the nanocomposites by aligning them in the epoxy matrix with DC electric field during composite curing. Nanocomposites were made for three MWCNT loadings (0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 wt%). The tensile fatigue behavior was investigated under stress control by applying cyclic sinusoidal load with the frequency range of 13 Hz and stress ratio, R = 0.1. The specimens were tested for the fatigue load until the failure or 1E+05 cycles. The fractured surfaces were examined through scanning electron microscope to analyze the fatigue fracture behavior. A small weight percentage of MWCNT loading (0.2 wt%) into the polymer composite has enhanced on an average 13% to 15% fatigue life, which is encouraging to develop the low cost, improved fatigue life composite structures. Also, the energy dissipation mechanism in MWCNT dispersed nanocomposites has shown a reduced crack propagation rate. The Author(s) 2017. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jangam S.; Raja S.; Reddy K.H. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Composite Materials, Vol-52, No. 17, pp. 2365-2374. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available SAGE Publications Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998317745585" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998317745585</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049963282&amp;doi=10.1177%2F0021998317745585&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d47efd2e53e1597cd400b33e512065b7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85049963282&amp;doi=10.1177%2f0021998317745585&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=d47efd2e53e1597cd400b33e512065b7</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 219983; CODEN: JCOMB Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Jangam S., Structural Technologies Division, CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Raja S., Structural Technologies Division, CSIR National Aerospace Laboratories, India; Reddy K.H., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur, India