Enhancement of tensile and thermal properties of epoxy nanocomposites through chemical hybridization of carbon nanotubes and alumina
| Autor: | Siti Shuhadah Md Saleh, Muhammad Helmi Abdul Kudus, Hazizan Md Akil, Muhammad Razlan Zakaria |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Nanocomposite
Materials science Composite number Young's modulus Carbon nanotube Epoxy law.invention Field emission microscopy symbols.namesake Mechanics of Materials law visual_art Ultimate tensile strength Ceramics and Composites symbols visual_art.visual_art_medium Composite material Glass transition |
| Zdroj: | Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 66:109-116 |
| ISSN: | 1359-835X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.compositesa.2014.07.008 |
| Popis: | This paper presents the properties of epoxy nanocomposites, prepared using a synthesized hybrid carbon nanotube–alumina (CNT–Al 2 O 3 ) filler, via chemical vapour deposition and a physically mixed CNT–Al 2 O 3 filler, at various filler loadings (i.e., 1–5%). The tensile and thermal properties of both nanocomposites were investigated at different weight percentages of filler loading. The CNT–Al 2 O 3 hybrid epoxy composites showed higher tensile and thermal properties than the CNT–Al 2 O 3 physically mixed epoxy composites. This increase was associated with the homogenous dispersion of CNT–Al 2 O 3 particle filler; as observed under a field emission scanning electron microscope. It was demonstrated that the CNT–Al 2 O 3 hybrid epoxy composites are capable of increasing tensile strength by up to 30%, giving a tensile modulus of 39%, thermal conductivity of 20%, and a glass transition temperature value of 25%, when compared to a neat epoxy composite. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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