Studies on synthesis and characterization of surface-modified mullite fibre-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites

K. Kanimozhi; S. Devaraju; M. R. Vengatesan; V. Selvaraj; M. Alagar

doi:10.1177/0954008313478825

Studies on synthesis and characterization of surface-modified mullite fibre-reinforced epoxy nanocomposites

K. Kanimozhi, S. Devaraju, M. R. Vengatesan, V. Selvaraj, M. Alagar

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The present work describes the development of epoxy composites using varying weight percentages (0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt%) of glycidyl-functionalized mullite (GM) fibre and diglycidyl ethers of bisphenol-A epoxy resin cured with diamino diphenyl methane. The mullite fibre was synthesized via the sol-gel method and its surface was modified with 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane. The glycidyl functionality in the mullite fibre has been confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and thermogravimetric analyses. The data obtained from the thermal, mechanical, dielectric water absorption studies and contact angle showed that the GM fibre had a significant impact in the resultant epoxy nanocomposites compared to neat epoxy matrix. The molecular level dispersion of mullite fibres into the epoxy matrix was confirmed by the scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction analyses.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	658-667
Number of pages	10
Journal	High Performance Polymers
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0954008313478825
State	Published - Sep 2013

Keywords

Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs)
contact angle
hardness
thermomechanical
thermosetting resin

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