Xue, Yijiao and Shen, Mingxia and Zeng, Shaohua and Zhang, Wei and Hao, Lingyun and Yang, Lu and Song, Pingan 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-652X
(2019)
A novel strategy for enhancing the flame resistance, dynamic mechanical and the thermal degradation properties of epoxy nanocomposites.
Materials Research Express, 6 (12):125003.
pp. 1-12.
ISSN 2053-1591
Abstract
In this study, aiming at improving the flame resistance of bisphenol-A epoxy resin (EP), a novel self-assembled montmorillonite-multiwalled carbon nanotube (MMT-MWCNT) was designed and prepared by using triethylenetetramine (TETA) as grafting agent. The chemical component, structure and morphology of the MMT-MWCNT and its corresponding EP nanocomposites were well characterized. It was disclosed that the MMT was intercalated or exfoliated by the grafted MWCNT, and the MWCNT could be better distributed with the presence of MMT as well. The flame resistance analysis revealed that as compared with the pure EP, the peaks of heat release rate (HRR), smoke production rate (SPR) and carbon monoxide release rate (CORR) of EP/MMT-MWCNT decreased by 7.4%, 26.3% and 13.9%, respectively. The time to ignition (TTI) of EP nanocomposites showed increase compared to pure EP, especially for EP/MMT-MWCNT with an increase by 65.9%. The activation energy (Ea) and the integral procedural decomposition temperature (IPDT) of the EP/MMT-MWCNT based on TGA were found to be 9.7% and 14.1% higher than those of EP, respectively. Furthermore, the EP/MMT-MWCNT exhibited superior mechanical performance against the EP, that is the storage modulus and loss factor of EP/MMT-MWCNT were increased by 21.5% and decreased by 34.2%, respectively. This novel self-assembled MMT-MWCNT performed advantage over simply mixing MMT and MWCNT in enhancing the flame resistance, dynamic mechanical and the thermal degradation properties of EP.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences - Centre for Future Materials (1 Jan 2017 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2021 04:14 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Feb 2021 05:35 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | epoxy nanocomposites, flame resistance, dynamic mechanical properties, thermal degradation |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091209 Polymers and Plastics |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401605 Functional materials 40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401609 Polymers and plastics 40 ENGINEERING > 4018 Nanotechnology > 401807 Nanomaterials 40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401602 Composite and hybrid materials |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2008): | E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |
| Socio-Economic Objectives (2020): | 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280110 Expanding knowledge in engineering |
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| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab537f |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/40605 |
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