A systematic molecular dynamics investigation on the graphene polymer nanocomposites for bulletproofing

authored by

Hamidreza Noori, Bohayra Mortazavi, Alessandro Di Pierro, Emad Jomehzadeh, Xiaoying Zhuang, Zi Goangseup, Kim Sang-Hyun, Timon Rabczuk

Abstract

In modern physics and fabrication technology, simulation of projectile and target collision is vital to improve design in some critical applications, like; bulletproofing and medical applications. Graphene, the most prominent member of two dimensional materials presents ultrahigh tensile strength and stiffness. Moreover, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most important elastomeric materials with a high extensive application area, ranging from medical, fabric, and interface material. In this work we considered graphene/PDMS structures to explore the bullet resistance of resulting nanocomposites. To this aim, extensive molecular dynamic simulations were carried out to identify the penetration of bullet through the graphene and PDMS composite structures. In this paper, we simulate the impact of a diamond bullet with different velocities on the composites made of single- or bi-layer graphene placed in different positions of PDMS polymers. The underlying mechanism concerning how the PDMS improves the resistance of graphene against impact loading is discussed. We discuss that with the same content of graphene, placing the graphene in between the PDMS result in enhanced bullet resistance. This work comparatively examines the enhancement in design of polymer nanocomposites to improve their bulletproofing response and the obtained results may serve as valuable guide for future experimental and theoretical studies.

Organisation(s)

PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines
Institute of Photonics

External Organisation(s)

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Politecnico di Torino (POLITO)
Graduate University of Advanced Technology (GUAT)
Korea University
Ton Duc Thang University

Type

Article

Journal

Computers, Materials and Continua

Volume

65

Pages

2009-2032

No. of pages

24

ISSN

1546-2218

Publication date

2020

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomaterials, Modelling and Simulation, Mechanics of Materials, Computer Science Applications, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.011256 (Access: Open)