Published April 2012
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Journal article
Thermal stability and fracture toughness of epoxy resins modified with epoxidized castor oil and Al2O3 nanoparticles
Creators
- 1. Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology, Jilin (China)
- 2. Inha Univ., Incheon (Korea, Republic of)
Description
This study examined the effects of the epoxidized castor oil (ECO) and Al2O3 content on the thermal stability and fracture toughness of the diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA)/ECO/Al2O3 ternary composites using a range of techniques. The thermal stability of the composites was decreased by the addition of ECO and Al2O3 nanoparticles. The fracture toughness of the composites was improved significantly by the addition of ECO and Al2O3 nanoparticles. The composite containing 3 wt % Al2O3 nanoparticles showed the maximum flexural strength. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed tortuous cracks in the DGEBA/ECO/Al2O3 composites, which prevented deformation and crack propagation
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
- Journal Volume
- 33
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- 26 refs, 6 figs, 1 tab
- Journal Page Range
- p. 2513-2516
- ISSN
- 0253-2964
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Korea, Republic of
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 45088452
- Subject category
- S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CASTOR OIL; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; EPOXIDES; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
- Descriptors DEC
- ALUMINIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSCOPY; OILS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; VEGETABLE OILS