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Moisture effect on deformability of epoxy/montmorillonite nanocomposite

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Abstract

In this article the moisture effect on deformability of epoxy/montmorillonite nanocomposite was investigated. The change of fracture character and drop of elastic characteristics due to moisture absorption was observed. The estimation of filler morphological peculiarities (platelet stack constitution) in composite and its effect on nanocomposite elastic properties was undertaken. It is shown that the higher number of filler platelet per stack consistently leads to the decrease of nanocomposite elastic properties. Nevertheless prediction by micromechanical model is rough for moistened nanocomposite because of resin structural changes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)493-498
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume116
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2010

OECD Field of Science

  • 1.3 Physical Sciences

Keywords

  • Deformability
  • Modeling
  • Moisture effect
  • Nanoclay-composite

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