Epoxy/hollow glass microsphere syntactic foams for structural and functional application - A review

Anirudh, S., Jayalakshmi, C. G., Anand, A., Kandasubramanian, B. and Ismail, S. O. (2022) Epoxy/hollow glass microsphere syntactic foams for structural and functional application - A review. European Polymer Journal, 171: 111163. pp. 1-88. ISSN 1873-1945

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Composite materials have improved the fields of aerospace, marine and defence by supporting the manufacturing of several structures owing to their superior properties. The specific class of composite materials known as syntactic foams have come to the forefront for structural and functional applications. Therefore, the objective of this article was to present properties, material characterization, and applications of the new class of lightweight materials especially syntactic cellular foam made from the epoxy matrix and hollow glass microspheres (HGMs). The mechanical characterization of HGM filler–epoxy syntactic cellular foam for density, tensile properties, compressive properties, wear behaviour, fracture and impact toughness have been thoroughly reviewed along with dielectric properties. Finally, functional properties like buoyancy, acoustic, water-absorbing capability and the electromagnetic wave attenuation properties of epoxy/HGMs have been elucidated. Importantly, this succinct review stands to benefit both designers and developers/manufacturers of the aforementioned multifunctional materials for marine, electronics, aerospace and military/defence requisitions.

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Additional information	Funding Information: The authors appreciate the support received from Dr C. P. Ramanarayanan, Vice-Chancellor, Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), Pune. Anirudh S. would also like to acknowledge the persistent technical support of both Ms Niranjana J. P. and Mr Kaoushik V. M. during manuscript preparation. Finally, the authors hereby dedicate this review article to Dr Nikhil Gupta, Professor, New York University Tandon School of Engineering Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The authors are thankful to the editors and anonymous reviewers who helped to improve the quality of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords	hollow glass microsphere syntactic foams, functional properties, mechanical behaviour, thermal characteristics, general physics and astronomy, polymers and plastics, organic chemistry, materials chemistry
Date Deposited	15 May 2025 14:53
Last Modified	04 Jun 2025 17:17