1. Mechanical Behavior of Polymer Nanocomposites: A Discrete Simulation Approach
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GROUPE D'ETUDES DE METALLURGIE PHYSIQUEET DE PHYSIQUE DES MATERIAUX VILLEURBANNE (FRANCE), Chabert, E., Gauthier, C., Dendievel, R., Chazeau, L., Cavaille, J. Y., GROUPE D'ETUDES DE METALLURGIE PHYSIQUEET DE PHYSIQUE DES MATERIAUX VILLEURBANNE (FRANCE), Chabert, E., Gauthier, C., Dendievel, R., Chazeau, L., and Cavaille, J. Y.
- Abstract
This work reports the dynamic mechanical characterization of nanocomposites based on a poly(butyl acrylate) matrix filled with spherical particles of either polystyrene or silica both of diameter around 100 nm. A discrete numerical simulation, taking into account the microstructure and the nature of contact between reinforcing particles has been developed. This simulation enables to quantify the effect of interactions between filler particles on the elastic modulus, and in a more general sense, to clarify the concept of mechanical percolation. It gives results in very good agreement with experimental data., This article is from the Mat. Res. Soc. Symposium Proceedings, v740 p155-160, 2003. This article is from ADA417952 Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings Volume 740 Held in Boston, Massachusetts on December 2-6, 2002. Nanomaterials for Structural Applications
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- 2003