Toughening of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin by multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Toughening of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin by multiwalled carbon nanotubes
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DOI:
10.1002/app.28590
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发表时间:
2008-11
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3
通讯作者:
Xiaohua Zhang;Zhenghua Zhang;Weijian Xu;Fancai Chen;Jianru Deng;Xiao-Qing Deng
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作者:
Xiaohua Zhang;Zhenghua Zhang;Weijian Xu;Fancai Chen;Jianru Deng;Xiao-Qing Deng
The toughness of cycloaliphatic epoxy resin 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl-3′,4′-epoxycyclohexane carboxylate (ERL-4221) has been improved by using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) treated by mixed acids. The MWCNT/ERL-4221 composites were characterized by Raman spectroscopy and their mechanical properties were investigated. A significant increase in the tensile strength of the composite from 31.9 to 55.9 MPa was obtained by adding only 0.05 wt % of MWCNTs. And a loading of 0.5 wt % MWCNTs resulted in an optimum tensile strength and cracking energy, 62.0 MPa and 490 N cm, respectively. Investigation on the morphology of fracture surface of the composites by field emission scanning electron microscopy demonstrated the crack pinning-front bowing and bridging mechanisms of toughening. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008