Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Materials: A Review

Abstract

Working with nanomaterials requires descending to the atomic level of materials. Hence, the development of SEM and TEM played a large part in the rise of the science and technology of nanomaterials. A lot of research has focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last two decades. There is ongoing development of nanomaterials with unique advantageous properties. This research looked at the problems associated with the production and preparation of nanomaterials and the improvement in the mechanical, physical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties of the classical materials (metals, polymers, composites, etc.) that may be made into nanomaterials. This paper explains some of the basics of nanomaterials and reviews the behavior of the traditional mechanical properties in nanocomposites with different reinforcements and matrices.