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The static elastic moduli of particulate-filled epoxy resins, consisting of two phases, one of which has isotropic-elastic and the other linear viscoelastic properties, were studied. The effects of parameters such as the filler volume fraction, the filler size and aspect ratio, and the filler distribution were evaluated. For this purpose, in the theoretical part a development of a simplified model based on mechanics of materials approach was used. In the experimental part a class of iron-filled epoxy composites with various filler content, filler size, and filler distribution was subjected to tests in order to obtain the elastic modulus. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical values derived from the developed model as well as with theoretical values obtained from other investigators.
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Konstantellos, B., Sideridis, E. Theoretical and experimental investigation of the stiffness of iron-filled epoxy polymers. Colloid Polym Sci 273, 307–316 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00652343
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