ISSN:
1573-4803
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract A toughened-epoxy polymer based on diglycidylether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) cured with ethylenediamine (EDA) and modified with a rubber based on an epoxy-terminated acrylonitrile-butadiene random copolymer (ETBN), exhibited different morphologies depending on the rubber content. Up to 10% rubber, the morphology consisted of a random dispersion of spherical domains rich in rubber, while at 15% rubber, large and irregular domains were present, turning into a co-continuous structure at 20% rubber. Mechanical properties (elastic modulus, uniaxial compression yield stress, critical stress intensity factor, K IC and strain energy release rate, G IC) of the toughened epoxies and hybrid-particulate materials containing glass beads, were analysed. The best mechanical properties were exhibited by hybrids with a random dispersion of rubbery domains in the epoxy matrix. The presence of large and irregular domains or co-continuous structures led to materials with poor mechanical properties.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00363443
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