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Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs)/silane-coupling-agent-treated GNPs (KH- GNPs) and hydroxyl multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-OH) were added as reinforcing agents to an epoxy matrix, diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA), to improve the fracture toughness of DGEBA. The influence of the MWCNT-OH fraction on the thermal and flexural properties, fracture toughness, and morphology of the DGEBA/GNP/MWCNT-OH and DGEBA/KH-GNP/MWCNT-OH nanocomposites was investigated. The results indicate that the fracture toughness of the DGEBA/KH-GNP/MWCNT-OH nanocomposites increased from 1.09 to 1.46MPa·m1/2, which is 33.9% greater than that of pristine DGEBA. Analysis of the fracture surfaces of the nanocomposites showed a rough morphology with numerous tortuous and river-like structures. In addition, the MWCNTs-OH were slightly pulled out or broken in the epoxy matrix during the fracture toughness tests.
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This work was supported by the Technology Innovation Program (or Industrial Strategic Technology Development Program (10083586, Development of petroleum based graphite fibers with ultra-high thermal conductivity) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea) and the Technological Innovation R&D Program (S2829590) funded by the Small and Medium Business Administration (SMBA, Korea).
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Yao, SS., Ma, CL., Jin, FL. et al. Fracture toughness enhancement of epoxy resin reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets and carbon nanotubes. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 37, 2075–2083 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0620-4
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