Parameters determining the strength and toughness of particulate‐filled epoxy resins

A. C. Roulin‐Moloney, W. J. Cantwell, H. H. Kausch

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Abstract

The effects of such parameters as the filler volume fraction, particle size, aspect ratio, modulus and strength of filler, resin‐filler adhesion, and toughness of the matrix on the stiffness, strength, and toughness of particulate‐filled epoxy resins were evaluated. The mechanisms of crack initiation and subsequent crack propagation in these multiphase materials are discussed and illustrated by scanning electron microscopy of fracture surfaces.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)314-323
Number of pages10
JournalPolymer Composites
Volume8
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1987

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