Toughened Epoxy Adhesive Modified with Core-Shell Nanoparticles Containing Epoxy Groups on the Surface

Abstract:

The epoxy resins were toughened with reactive core-shell nanoparticles(CSNPs) with butyl acrylate (BA) as the core and methyl methacrylate (MMA) copolymerizing with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) as the shell. The chemical structure of the CSNPs was characterized by FT-IR. The morphology of toughened epoxy networks were analyzed by SEM and TEM, and their adhesion properties were also detected. The results show that mixing methods and CSNP concentration have great influence on the morphology and adhesion properties of the toughened epoxy networks. CSNPs are uniformly dispersed in the epoxy resins by the grinding method. The modified epoxy networks obtained from the modified epoxy networks prepared by the grinding method(MEPN2) with 10 wt% CSNPs show the best adhesion properties, and the increase in maximum peel strength, 25°C sheer strength and 150°C sheer strength of the modified epoxy networks is 401.3% , 46.9% and 27.6% respectively over the unmodified epoxy networks due to the small-scale coagulations of CSNPs.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 184-185)
• Pages: 1375-1379
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.184-185.1375
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Xu Gang Zhang, Bin Zhang, Ming Ming Sun, Jian Hui Li, Lei Wang, Xue Gang
• Keywords: Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Mixing Methods, Peel Strength, Sheer Strength, Toughened Epoxy Adhesive

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