Modeling the young modulus of nanocomposites: A neural network approach

Composite materials have changed the way of using polymers, as the strength was favored by the incorporation of fibers and particles. This new class of materials allowed a larger number of applications. The insertion of nanometric sized particles has enhanced the variation of properties with a smaller load of fillers. In this paper, we attempt to a better understanding of nanocomposites by using an artificial intelligence´s technique, known as artificial neural networks. This technique allowed the modeling of Young´s modulus of nanocomposites. A good approximation was obtained, as the correlation between the data and the response of the network was high, and the error percentage was low.