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Tensile Characteristics of Silane-modified MMT/epoxy Nanocomposites  

Ha, Sung-Rok (경희대학교 기계공학과)
Chung, Hyup-Jae (경희대학교 기계공학과)
Rhee, Kyong-Yop (경희대학교 테크노공과대학.산학협력기술연구원)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.23, no.11, 2006 , pp. 103-107 More about this Journal
Abstract
It is well-known that the mechanical properties of MMT(montmorillonite) nanocomposites are better than those of conventional composites. In this study, tensile tests were performed to determine the effect of silane modification of MMT and its weight ratio on the tensile properties of MMT/epoxy nanocomposites. It was found that the tensile strength and the elastic modulus of MMT/epoxy nanocomposites increased with increasing weight ratio of MMT. The elastic modulus of silane-modified MMT/epoxy nanocomposites was higher than that of untreated MMT/epoxy nanocomposites, irrespective of weight ratio.
Keywords
Hardness; MMT/epoxy nanocomposites; MMT; Silane; Tensile properties;
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