Operational Elastic Characteristics of Polymer Composites Modified with Microcapsules Containing Lubricant and Magnetite Nanoparticles.

A model is considered for predicting the operational elastic characteristics of polymer composites based on ED-20 epoxy resin with microcapsules (polyester shells) containing vegetable oil and magnetite nanoparticles. The model is based on the generalized singular approximation of random field theory and takes account of the qualitative and quantitative composition of the frictional materials and also the characteristic size of the microcapsules and nonuniformity of their distribution over the polymer thickness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]