Pseudoreinforcement effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites

doi:10.1002/app.24148

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	Pseudoreinforcement effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites
	Zhuang, G. S.; Sui, G. X.; Sun, Z. S.; Yang, R.
通讯作者	Sui, G. X.(gxsui@imr.ac.cn)
	2006-11-15
发表期刊	JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN	0021-8995
卷号	102 期号:4 页码:3664-3672
摘要	The carbon nanotube possesses outstanding physical properties. Theoretically, adding carbon nanotubes into a polymer matrix can remarkably improve the mechanical properties of the polymer matrix. In the present work, a series of composites was prepared by incorporating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) into an epoxy resin. The influences of MWNT content and curing temperature on the flexural properties of the epoxy resin were investigated. The results showed that a very low MWNT content should be used to ensure homogeneous dispersion of MWNTs in the epoxy matrix. A higher MWNT content may lead to deteriorated mechanical properties of the composites because of the aggregation of MWNTs. A decline in the flexural properties of the neat epoxy resin with increasing curing temperature was found. However, under the same curing conditions, improvement in flexural properties was observed for the composite with the low MWNT content and a mild curing temperature. The improvement was far beyond the predictions of the traditional short-fiber composite theory. In fact, this improvement should be attributed to the retarding effect of MWNTs on the curing reaction of epoxy matrix. Therefore, the improvement in the flexural properties was only a pseudoreinforcement effect, not a nano-reinforcement effect of the MWNTs on the epoxy resin. Perhaps, it is better for MWNTs to be used as functional fillers, such as electrical or thermal conductive fillers, than as reinforcements. (c) 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
关键词	nanocomposites curing of polymers mechanical properties reinforcement
DOI	10.1002/app.24148
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Polymer Science
WOS类目	Polymer Science
WOS记录号	WOS:000241004000073
出版者	JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
引用统计	被引频次：26[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/117573
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
通讯作者	Sui, G. X.
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Met Res Inst, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China 2.Shandong Univ, Coll Mat Sci & Engn, Jinan 250061, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhuang, G. S.,Sui, G. X.,Sun, Z. S.,et al. Pseudoreinforcement effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites[J]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE,2006,102(4):3664-3672.
APA	Zhuang, G. S.,Sui, G. X.,Sun, Z. S.,&Yang, R..(2006).Pseudoreinforcement effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites.JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE,102(4),3664-3672.
MLA	Zhuang, G. S.,et al."Pseudoreinforcement effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes in epoxy matrix composites".JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE 102.4(2006):3664-3672.