Structure and properties of epoxy nanocomposites
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The automotive and aerospace industries are continually seeking 'greener' approaches for transportation. One strategy to achieve this is the incorporation of light weight, high strength materials. Epoxy/clay nanocomposites are an extremely promising innovation, although they are yet to be fully industrially utilised, due to the difficulty in dispersing clay homogeneously in epoxy. When epoxy resin reacts with a curative at a rapid rate, extra gallery polymerisation can occur around platelets where there is insufficient time for these platelets to disperse. When polymer chains diffuse into gallery spacings and polymerise, platelets separate in a process often referred to as intra gallery polymerisation. The production of exfoliated structures requires both of these rates to be comparable and has been one of the main obstacles in their manufacture. This report presents critical research into the structure-property relationships in nanocomposites and incorporation into a carbon fibre. Optimisation of processing and manufacturing methodologies were investigated, while complementary techniques were employed to fully characterise the materials morphology and mechanical performance.
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Dr Betime Nuhiji graduated with a BEng (Honours) in Mechatronics from Deakin University, Australia and continued on to undertake a PhD in composite materials engineering. She is currently employed as a Research Engineer at the UK's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing, as a specialist in advanced curing technology.
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The automotive and aerospace industries are continually seeking 'greener' approaches for transportation. One strategy to achieve this is the incorporation of light weight, high strength materials. Epoxy/clay nanocomposites are an extremely promising innovation, although they are yet to be fully industrially utilised, due to the difficulty in dispersing clay homogeneously in epoxy. When epoxy resin reacts with a curative at a rapid rate, extra gallery polymerisation can occur around platelets where there is insufficient time for these platelets to disperse. When polymer chains diffuse into gallery spacings and polymerise, platelets separate in a process often referred to as intra gallery polymerisation. The production of exfoliated structures requires both of these rates to be comparable and has been one of the main obstacles in their manufacture. This report presents critical research into the structure-property relationships in nanocomposites and incorporation into a carbon fibre. Optimisation of processing and manufacturing methodologies were investigated, while complementary techniques were employed to fully characterise the materials morphology and mechanical performance.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09783659685972
- Sprache Englisch
- Genre Maschinenbau
- Anzahl Seiten 236
- Größe H220mm x B150mm x T15mm
- Jahr 2015
- EAN 9783659685972
- Format Kartonierter Einband
- ISBN 3659685976
- Veröffentlichung 17.03.2015
- Titel Structure and properties of epoxy nanocomposites
- Autor Betime Nuhiji , Bronwyn Fox
- Gewicht 369g
- Herausgeber LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing