Ku, Harry and Rogers, David and Davey, Robert and Cardona, Francisco and Trada, Mohan (2008) Fracture toughness of phenol formaldehyde composites: pilot study. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 17 (1). pp. 85-90. ISSN 1059-9495
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Abstract
A commercial phenol formaldehyde based resole thermosetting resin (Hexion “J2027L”) was filled with ceramic-based fillers (Envirospheres “slg”) to increase its strength and fracture toughness. By testing viscosity, strength and fracture toughness at a range of filler addition levels, the optimal addition level of SLG was able to be determined in terms of workability, cost and performance. It was found that the fracture toughness of this resin could be significantly increased through the addition of the slg filler. The results show that composite with 20 % by weight of the slg produces the best balance between ease of casting and impact performance.
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| Additional Information: | Author version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | phenol formaldehyde; phenolic resin; envirospheres; SLG; short bar test and viscosity |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 09 Engineering > 0905 Civil Engineering > 090503 Construction Materials 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091209 Polymers and Plastics |
| Subjects: | 290000 Engineering and Technology > 291400 Materials Engineering > 291402 Composite Materials |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| ID Code: | 4015 |
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| Deposited On: | 27 Mar 2008 15:19 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2012 14:35 |
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