Table 5.

Mechanical performance improvement of CFRP by incorporating graphene-based nanofiller

Filler	Matrix	Graphene-based nanofiller	FVF%	Nano-filler vol.%a wt.%b	Composite manufacturing method	Nano-filler deposition method	Highest increase % of properties	References
T700 CF 12 K	polyphenylene sulfide	Graphene sheet	15	0.5b	Injection molding	Solution mixing	IFSS: 20	[136]
Woven CF 6 K	Epoxy-amine	GO	34	0.5a	Hand lay-up	EPD	ILSS: 34 FS: 14	[127]
UCF T700S 12 K	Epoxy resin	GO	40	0.1–0.5b	Hand lay-up	Chemical grafting	TS: 22.4 TM: 800 FS: 76	[133]
PAN-based T300 CF 3 K	Polyurethane	GO	1	0.1–0.3b	VARTM	EPD	IFSS: 74.4 TS: 46.4	[134]
PAN-based T700 CF 12 K	Epoxy resin	GO	–	0.25a	VARTM	EPD	ILSS: 55.6	[135]
Pan-based unidirectional CF	Epoxy resin	GNP	66	3b	Hand lay-up and autoclave molding	Continuous solution coating	ILSS: 19 FS: 51	[137]
SCF	Polyethersulfone	GO	12.5	0.05–1b	Injection molding	Dip coating	TS: 12.06 YM: 31.6 FS: 15.5 FM: 31.2	[138]
Plain weave mat CF 3 K	Epoxy resin	Graphene carboxyl	–	1a	Hand lay-up	EPD	FS: 9.6 ILSS: 22.9	[126]
Uniaxial CF 12 K	Epoxy resin	Thermally exfoliated GO	70	0.02b	VARTM	Electro spraying	FM: 31.1 FS: 51.2 TM: 20.3 TS: 19.4 IS: 29.9	[129]
Carbon Fabric	Epoxy resin	Partially rGO	14 layers	0.0007b	VARTM	EPD	ILSS: 14	[139]
T700S CF 12 K	Epoxy resin	GO	45–50	5b	VARTM	Dip coating	IFSS: 35	[131]
SCF T300	Epoxy resin	GO	62.6	0.1b	Compression molding	Aqueous solution	ILSS: 14.7	[140]
UCF T300	Epoxy resin	GO	63–65	0.05–0.4b	VARTM	Dip coating	ILSS: 11 IFSS: 32	[141]
Unidirectional carbon fabric	Epoxy resin	GNP	8 plies	0.3b	VARTM	Spray coating	FS: 27.2 ILSS: 24.5	[142]
SCF	PES	GO	12.5	0.2–0.5a	Injection molding	Dip coating	TS: 17.77 FS: 28.76	[143]
UCF 12 K	Epoxy resin	Silane-functionalized GO	50–55	0.2–1b	VARTM	Dip coating	TS: 15 FS: 15 IFSS: 60 ILSS: 19	[144]