Rubber-toughened epoxies: a critical review
Epoxy resins have been used as structural materials since the late 1940s. Despite their
desirable properties such as high strength, excellent creep resistance, and good adhesion …
desirable properties such as high strength, excellent creep resistance, and good adhesion …
Toughening of epoxy resin systems using core–shell rubber particles: a literature review
SR Mousavi, S Estaji, M Raouf Javidi… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
Excellent thermal and mechanical properties and high chemical resistance with low
shrinkage of epoxy resins open a wide window of various industrial applications, including …
shrinkage of epoxy resins open a wide window of various industrial applications, including …
An efficient optimization approach for designing machine learning models based on genetic algorithm
Abstract Machine learning (ML) methods have shown powerful performance in different
application. Nonetheless, designing ML models remains a challenge and requires further …
application. Nonetheless, designing ML models remains a challenge and requires further …
Stochastic analysis of the fracture toughness of polymeric nanoparticle composites using polynomial chaos expansions
The fracture energy is a substantial material property that measures the ability of materials to
resist crack growth. The reinforcement of the epoxy polymers by nanosize fillers improves …
resist crack growth. The reinforcement of the epoxy polymers by nanosize fillers improves …
Thermosetting polymers
JP Pascault, RJJ Williams - Handbook of Polymer Synthesis …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Thermosetting polymers (also called thermosets) are a family of plastics characterized by the
fact that they are formed starting from a liquid solution that irreversibly leads to a solid …
fact that they are formed starting from a liquid solution that irreversibly leads to a solid …
Toughening mechanisms of nanoparticle-modified epoxy polymers
An epoxy resin, cured with an anhydride, has been modified by the addition of silica
nanoparticles. The particles were introduced via a sol–gel technique which gave a very well …
nanoparticles. The particles were introduced via a sol–gel technique which gave a very well …
The mechanisms and mechanics of the toughening of epoxy polymers modified with silica nanoparticles
The present paper considers the mechanical and fracture properties of four different epoxy
polymers containing 0, 10 and 20wt.% of well-dispersed silica nanoparticles. Firstly, it was …
polymers containing 0, 10 and 20wt.% of well-dispersed silica nanoparticles. Firstly, it was …
The toughness of epoxy polymers and fibre composites modified with rubber microparticles and silica nanoparticles
TH Hsieh, AJ Kinloch, K Masania, J Sohn Lee… - Journal of materials …, 2010 - Springer
The present paper investigates the effect of adding silica nanoparticles to an anhydride-
cured epoxy polymer in bulk and when used as the matrix of carbon-and glass-fibre …
cured epoxy polymer in bulk and when used as the matrix of carbon-and glass-fibre …
Effect of core–shell rubber (CSR) nano-particles on mechanical properties and fracture toughness of an epoxy polymer
D Quan, A Ivankovic - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
A DGEBA epoxy resin cured using dicyandiamide hardener, was modified by using two
types of CSR nano-particles over a range of volume fractions from 0 vol.% to 38 vol.%. The …
types of CSR nano-particles over a range of volume fractions from 0 vol.% to 38 vol.%. The …
Toughening of epoxy nanocomposites: nano and hybrid effects
In this paper, we review recent progress made in the field of epoxy-based binary and ternary
nanocomposites containing three-, two-, and one-dimensional (ie, 3D-, 2D-, and 1D) nano …
nanocomposites containing three-, two-, and one-dimensional (ie, 3D-, 2D-, and 1D) nano …