Toughness and its mechanisms in epoxy resins

X Mi, N Liang, H Xu, J Wu, Y Jiang, B Nie… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Counting for approximately 3.13 million tons of products, epoxy resins (EPs) have been
extensively employed as matrix resins of composites and applied in aerospace, aviation …

Advances in toughened polymer materials by structured rubber particles

J Wang, X Zhang, L Jiang, J Qiao - Progress in polymer science, 2019 - Elsevier
Many polymer materials are brittle and hence susceptible to fracture, especially in the
presence of notches, scratches, or internal defects. This limits the application of polymer …

Synthesis and modifications of epoxy resins and their composites: a review

NR Paluvai, S Mohanty, SK Nayak - Polymer-Plastics Technology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
This article is designed to review the developments in synthesis, modifications, and
properties of epoxy monomers derived from both petroleum and renewable resources. It …

Toughening of petroleum based (DGEBA) epoxy resins with various renewable resources based flexible chains for high performance applications: a review

S Kumar, S Krishnan, SK Samal… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The petroleum based diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) epoxy resin is one of the most
extensively used epoxy resins for various industrial applications such as paints, coatings …

A novel and green method to synthesize a epoxidized biomass eucommia gum as the nanofiller in the epoxy composite coating with excellent anticorrosive …

B Chen, Q Wu, J Li, K Lin, D Chen, C Zhou, T Wu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The design and preparation of a long term effective anticorrosion coating in a large scale in
the harsh environment is still an enormous challenge for the anticorrosion technology …

Graphene oxide decorated with titanium nanoparticles to reinforce the anti-corrosion performance of epoxy coating

H Yuan, F Qi, N Zhao, P Wan, B Zhang, H Xiong, B Liao… - Coatings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Graphene oxide–titanium (GO-Ti) composite materials were fabricated using GO as a
precursor and then anchoring nano titanium (Nano-Ti) particles on GO sheets with the help …

Toughening of epoxy systems with interpenetrating polymer network (IPN): A review

U Farooq, J Teuwen, C Dransfeld - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epoxy resins are widely used for different commercial applications, particularly in the
aerospace industry as matrix carbon fibre reinforced polymers composite. This is due to their …

Epoxy-based grouting materials with super-low viscosities and improved toughness

W Wang, W Zhao, J Zhang, J Zhou - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The main goal of this work was to prepare epoxy grouts with super-low viscosities that could
be easily inserted into the micro-cracks of construction materials. The combinations of two …

Fracture and toughening mechanisms of silica-and core–shell rubber-toughened epoxy at ambient and low temperature

WL Tsang, AC Taylor - Journal of Materials Science, 2019 - Springer
The highly cross-linked thermosetting polymers used as adhesives and as the matrices of
fibre composites for the construction of lightweight vehicles are very brittle, and finding …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneously enhanced cryogenic tensile strength and fracture toughness of epoxy resins by carboxylic nitrile-butadiene nano-rubber

Y Zhao, ZK Chen, Y Liu, HM Xiao, QP Feng… - Composites Part A …, 2013 - Elsevier
Epoxy resins are important matrices for composites. Carboxylic nitrile-butadiene nano-
rubber (NR) particles are employed to improve the tensile strength and fracture toughness at …