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        Development of new graphene/epoxy nanocomposites and study of cure kinetics, thermal and mechanical properties

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        Rehman, Sheikh
        Akram, Sufyan
        Kanellopoulos, Antonios
        Elmarakbi, Ahmed
        Karagiannidis, Panagiotis G.
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        2299/23289
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        New graphene/polymer nanocomposites were prepared using graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) and the epoxy system Epilok 60-566/Curamine 32-494. The GNPs were first dispersed into the curamine hardener using bath ultrasonication, followed by the addition of the epoxy resin. The cure kinetics were studied by DSC under non-isothermal and under isothermal conditions. The kinetic parameters of the curing process were determined using the non-isothermal Kissinger and Ozawa-Flynn-Wall models. The degree of curing increased with the addition of GNPs, while the activation energy decreased by 13.7% for the first reaction and by 6.6% for the second as obtained from Kissinger. An increase in thermal stability by the addition of GNPs was identified in the range of 360-580℃ using TGA. In terms of mechanical properties, addition of an optimum amount of 0.5%wt of GNPs in the hardener improved the Young’s Modulus by 37%. Nanoindentation measurements showed 9.4% improvement in hardness at 0.7%wt.
        Publication date
        2020-12-01
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        Thermochimica Acta
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        https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2020.178785
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        http://hdl.handle.net/2299/23289
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