Properties of graphene oxide modified epoxy resin and its composites

Graphene oxide (GO) modified epoxy resin (GH81) was prepared by mechanical grinding, and the dispersion of GO in the epoxy resin (H81) was analyzed by optical microscope, while the melting performances and curing behaviors of H81 and GH81 were researched through rheometer and differential scanning calorimeter respectively. The results show that GO is uniformly dispersed into the matrix resin，and the addition of GO hardly affects the melt viscosity and curing condition of the matrix resin at all. In addition, the 0° tensile strength, bending strength and compression strength of GH81 based carbon fiber reinforced composite (GH81-300) are 2270 MPa, 2239 MPa and 1529 MPa respectively, which is increased by 6.4%, 7.2% and 7.1% respectively, as compared with that of composite without GO.