Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nano-particles as Modifiers for Polymer Composite Matrices

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31/05/2004

11th European Conference on Composite Materials (Rhodes, Greece, 31/05/2004 - 03/06/2004)

2004

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Title: Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Nano-particles as Modifiers for Polymer Composite Matrices
Creators: David Jesson
A Arkhireeva
JN Hay
Paul Smith
John Watts
Contributors: C Galliotos
Publication Details: 31/05/2004
Conference: 11th European Conference on Composite Materials (Rhodes, Greece, 31/05/2004 - 03/06/2004)
Date published: 2004
Date submitted: 28/08/2013
Identifiers: 99514649102346
Copyright: Organically modified silica (ormosil) nano-particles have been prepared with phenyl group functionality and have been incorporated into a polyester resin at loadings of up to 10 volume percent, using various processing routes to disperse the nano-particles. The phenyl ormosil nano-particle modified resins have been characterised mechanically utilising Charpy and fracture mechanics (compact tension) tests and the results have been compared with corresponding data from unmodified resin. The effects of the ormosil nano-particles and the solvents utilised in the effective dispersion of the nano-particles on the morphology and properties of the modified resin systems are discussed.
Academic Unit: Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences
Resource Type: Conference presentation