Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposite
- Free Consultation, Babylon, Hilla, IRAQ.
- College of Engineering, Materials Department, Kufa University, IRAQ.
- Technical Institute of Baquba, Mechanical Department , IRAQ.
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Depending on the specific characteristics of polymers, it has found a wide range of engineering applications at the present time. With the growth of Nano technology increased importance of polymers in industry, as it combines the lightweight and high mechanical properties, which qualifies it for use in high performance applications. Current research aims to study the mechanical behavior of epoxy resin reinforces by alumina nanoparticles (10nm) and alumina microparticles (10µm) with a weight fraction (0-40 %) ,and these properties were included: compressive strength ,flexural strength, and elastic modulus. The results showed an improvement in mechanical properties of epoxy after reinforcement by alumina (nano and micro),where these properties will increase with an increase in the proportion of reinforcements. But the improvement in mechanical characteristics of epoxy was better in the case of reinforced by nanoparticles ,due to the high surface to volume ratio of the nanoparticles and/or its exceptionally high aspect ratio.
[Ali I. Al-Mosawi, Shaymaa Abbas Abdulsada, Mustafa A. Rijab (2015); Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposite Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Jun). 1468-1472] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
