Effect of surface functional modification of nano-alumina particles on thermal and mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites

Advanced Composite Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 487-502

  Yu, Zhi Qiang ^a,b   You, Shu Li ^a   Yang, Zhen Guo ^a   Baier, Horst ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

heat resistance; mechanical properties; Nanocomposites; surface modification

Indexed keywords

AMINOPROPYL; CURING DEGREE; DISPERSIBILITIES; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; EPOXY MATRICES; EPOXY NANOCOMPOSITES; FLEXURAL MODULUS; FRACTURE FEATURE; FT-IR SPECTRUM; FUNCTIONAL MODIFICATION; GEL TIME; HEAT RESISTANT; HYDROXYL GROUPS; IMPACT FRACTURE; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MODIFIED ALUMINA; NANO-ALUMINA; NANO-SIZED ALUMINA; ORGANIC MOLECULES; PHYSICAL BLENDING; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE; SURFACE MODIFICATION AGENTS; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; TRIETHOXYSILANE; ULTIMATE FLEXURAL STRENGTH; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

BLENDING; BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); DUCTILE FRACTURE; EPOXY RESINS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GLASS TRANSITION; HEAT RESISTANCE; IMPACT STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; RESINS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 80051674250     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: 15685519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/092430411X579104     Document Type: Article

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