Compressive Strength of Composite Ice Containing Cellulose Nanoparticles at Different Strain Rates and Temperatures
Abstract
This study demonstrated that the introduction of 1 wt % cellulose nanoparticles into freshwater ice shifts the transition from the ductile to brittle fracture regime toward higher relative strain rates. With a decrease in temperature from –15 to –45°C, the compressive strength of such composite ice increases from 24.6 ± 1.7 to 34.6 ± 1.5 MPa, with its maximum value always achieved at $$\dot {\varepsilon }$$ = 10–2 s–1, when the material undergoes brittle fracture.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Inorganic Materials Applied Research
- Publisher
- Pleiades Publishing Ltd
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 90–93
- Publication date
- 1 February 2026
- Language
- EN