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Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials
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Toughening Mechanisms in Composite Materials

by Qinghua Qin, Jianqiao Ye
May 2015
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
13h 52m
English
Woodhead Publishing
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Toughening mechanisms in epoxy/graphene platelets composites

Q. Meng; S. Araby; J. Ma    School of Engineering, University of South Australia (UniSA), Salisbury, SA, Australia

Abstract

Conventional toughening is achieved by the incorporation of elastomers into epoxy, leading to a loss of rigidity and decrease of thermal properties. In addition to elastomers, rigid fillers including silica and clay have been employed for improving toughness without sacrificing rigidity. However, rigid additives cannot effectively stabilize and stop crack propagation.

Over the past two decades, carbon nanomaterials have been extensively studied, including fullerenes, nanofibers, and nanotubes. Atomically thin graphene is now hailed as the latest rising star ...

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ISBN: 9781782422914