Hui Chai, Xinhua Wang, W. Rehman, Xuyun Yang, Tao Meng
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Abstract
ABSTRACT The effects of carbon nanofibres (CNFs), titanium nanoparticles (Ti) and CNF–Ti fillers on the water absorption and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The results showed that with the increase in filler mass fraction, the water absorption and mechanical properties of epoxy resin composites showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing. When 6% CNF–Ti filler was added, the water absorption and diffusion coefficients of the composites were reduced to 2.32% and 1.04 ± 0.05 × 10−6 m2/s, and their tensile and impact strengths were improved by 200% and 124.55%, respectively, compared with the pure resin. However, when the filler was added in excess, agglomerates were generated inside the composite, which can affect the performance of the composite to a great extent. The above experimental results were verified by morphology observations via scanning electron microscopy.
期刊介绍:
Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering provides an international forum for the publication of original, peer-reviewed research on the macromolecular engineering of polymeric and related materials and polymer matrix composites. Modern polymer processing is increasingly focused on macromolecular engineering: the manipulation of structure at the molecular scale to control properties and fitness for purpose of the final component. Intimately linked to this are the objectives of predicting properties in the context of an optimised design and of establishing robust processing routes and process control systems allowing the desired properties to be achieved reliably.