Wang, Zhicai and Xu, Cailing and Zhao, Yongqing and Zhao, Dandan and Wang, Zhe and Li, Hulin and Lau, Kin-Tak (2008) Fabrication and mechanical properties of exfoliated clay-CNTs/epoxy nanocomposites. Materials Science and Engineering A: Structural Materials: Properties, Microstructures and Processing, 490 (1-2). pp. 481-487. ISSN 0921-5093
Abstract
An effective method was used to make clay exfoliated successfully. This modified clay hybrid (denoted as E-MMT) was directly used as a filler to improve the mechanical properties of the polymer. E-MMT/epoxy nanocomposites were prepared through an in situ polymerization process. It was found that the Vicker's hardness and the impact intensity of nanocomposites increased effectively. Compared with the pristine epoxy, the Vicker's hardness and impact strength of the 1 wt.% E-MMT/epoxy nanocomposites were greatly improved by 36.4% and 110%, respectively. The mechanisms of the significant improvements were also discussed.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to Published version due to published copyright policy. |
| Depositing User: | epEditor USQ |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - USQ Other |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2011 11:08 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2014 03:04 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | clay; epoxy resin; exfoliation; impact intensity; Vicker's hardness; nanostructured materials |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 10 Technology > 1007 Nanotechnology > 100708 Nanomaterials 03 Chemical Sciences > 0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry > 030302 Nanochemistry and Supramolecular Chemistry |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| Identification Number or DOI: | doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2008.01.040 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/18931 |
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