Epoxy/hollow glass microsphere syntactic foams for structural and functional application-A review

S Anirudh, CG Jayalakshmi, A Anand… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Composite materials have improved the fields of aerospace, marine and defence by
supporting the manufacturing of several structures owing to their superior properties. The …

[HTML][HTML] Synergy of Hybrid Fillers for Emerging Composite and Nanocomposite Materials—A Review

OA Afolabi, N Ndou - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nanocomposites with polymer matrix provide tremendous opportunities to investigate new
functions beyond those of traditional materials. The global community is gradually tending …

Epoxy resin/hollow glass microspheres composite materials with low dielectric constant and excellent mechanical performance

X Zhang, M Liu, Y Chen, J He, X Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The materials with low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss are vital for high integration
degree of the circuit board. Although many polymers like epoxy resin exhibit excellent …

Influence of hybridizing fillers on mechanical properties of foam composite panel

AA Ajayi, M Turup Pandurangan… - Polymer Engineering & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Foam composite panels made from hybrid fillers are materials developed to have low
density with high mechanical properties. This work focuses on improving the mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of hollow glass microspheres on 1K epoxy structural adhesive for the automotive industry

TM Bruckner, TD Singewald, R Gruber… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study a close to reality one component (1K) structural epoxy adhesive is introduced.
The physical properties have been investigated by means of gravimetric water uptake, bulk …

Influence of graphene nano fillers and carbon nano tubes on the mechanical and thermal properties of hollow glass microsphere epoxy composites

K Shahapurkar, C Venkatesh, V Tirth, C Manivannan… - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present work aimed to analyze the roll of carbon nano tubes and graphene nano fillers
on the mechanical and thermal characteristics of hollow glass microsphere reinforced epoxy …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hollow glass microsphere (HGM) on impact and flexural properties of high-density syntactic foam based epoxy composites

OA Afolabi, MT Pandurangan, K Kanny - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Syntactic foam composite offers versatile application possibilities in marine, structural,
aerospace industries due to their good tensile, flexural, and compressive strength, corrosive …

Investigation of mechanical characterization of hybrid sandwich composites with syntactic foam core for structural applications

OA Afolabi, K Kanny, TP Mohan - … and Advanced Materials, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
In this work, mechanical performance on sandwich composites consisting of syntactic foam
filled with hollow glass microsphere in an epoxy resin matrix as the core material and hybrid …

Water-uptake in hollow glass microspheres and their influence on cathodic and anodic delamination along the polymer/metal-interface

TD Singewald, TM Bruckner, R Gruber… - Corrosion …, 2022 - Elsevier
Water-uptake in hollow glass microspheres (HGM) filled polymers, and in turn corrosion
processes along the polymer/metal-interface are not well studied to date. Here, we examine …

Processing of Low-Density HGM-Filled Epoxy–Syntactic Foam Composites with High Specific Properties for Marine Applications

OA Afolabi, TP Mohan, K Kanny - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
A solution casting approach is used to create hollow glass microsphere (HGM)-filled epoxy–
syntactic foam composites (e–SFCs) by varying the concentrations of HGM in epoxy …