Fracture behavior of hybrid epoxy nanocomposites based on multi-walled carbon nanotube and core-shell rubber

Zewen Zhu; Hengxi Chen; Qihui Chen; Cong Liu; Kwanghae Noh; Haiqing Yao; Masaya Kotaki; Hung-Jue Sue

doi:10.1016/j.nanoms.2021.07.006

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Fracture behavior of hybrid epoxy nanocomposites based on multi-walled carbon nanotube and core-shell rubber

Zewen Zhu^{^a^,¹}, Hengxi Chen^{^a^,¹}, Qihui Chen^{^b}, Cong Liu^{^a}, Kwanghae Noh^{^a}, Haiqing Yao^{^a}, Masaya Kotaki^{^c}, Hung-Jue Sue^{^a}(

)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 77843-3003, USA

School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan, 030051, PR China

Kaneka US Materials Research Center, Fremont, CA, 94555, USA

¹ Authors acknowledge equal contribution.

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Abstract

The dispersion of nanoparticles plays a key role in enhancing the mechanical performance of polymer nanocomposites. In this work, one hybrid epoxy nanocomposite reinforced by a well dispersed, zinc oxide functionalized, multi-wall carbon nanotube (ZnO-MWCNT) and core-shell rubber (CSR) was prepared, which possesses both high modulus and fracture toughness while maintaining relatively high glass transition temperature (T_g). The improved fracture toughness from 0.82 MPa m^1/2 for neat epoxy to 1.46 MPa m^1/2 for the ternary epoxy nanocomposites is resulted from a series of synergistic toughening mechanisms, including cavitation of CSR-induced matrix shear banding, along with the fracture of MWCNTs and crack deflection. The implication of the present study for the preparation of high-performance polymer nanocomposites is discussed.

Keywords

Fracture toughness Carbon nanotube Core-shell rubber Epoxy nanocomposites Synergistic toughening effect

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Nano Materials Science

Volume 4 Issue 3,
September 2022

Pages 251-258

DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2021.07.006

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Zhu Z, Chen H, Chen Q, et al. Fracture behavior of hybrid epoxy nanocomposites based on multi-walled carbon nanotube and core-shell rubber. Nano Materials Science, 2022, 4(3): 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2021.07.006

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Received: 07 May 2021

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