1. Halloysite reinforced epoxy composites with improved mechanical properties
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Saif Muhammad Jawwad, Asif Muhammad, Naveed Muhammad, Zia Khalid Mahmood, Zaman Waheed -uz, Khosa Muhammad Kaleem, and Jamal Muhammad Asghar
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epoxy resin composites ,halloysite nanotubes ,polymers ,Chemistry ,QD1-999 - Abstract
Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) reinforced epoxy composites with improved mechanical properties were prepared. The prepared HNTs reinforced epoxy composites demonstrated improved mechanical properties especially the fracture toughness and flexural strength. The flexural modulus of nanocomposite with 6% mHNTs loading was 11.8% higher than that of neat epoxy resin. In addition, the nanocomposites showed improved dimensional stability. The prepared halloysite reinforced epoxy composites were characterized by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The improved properties are attributed to the unique characteristics of HNTs, uniform dispersion of reinforcement and interfacial coupling.
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- 2016
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