Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages 1-24Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.09.066
Keywords
Polymer nanocomposites; Nanoclay; Structure-property relationships; Fiber reinforced composites
Funding
- Deakin University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (DUPRS)
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The review presents a survey of the literature on structure property relationships in epoxy-clay nanocomposites. Herein, various pivotal parameters affecting structures and properties of the nano composites including various types of modification as well as a vast range of available dispersion techniques were discussed. Opportunities and challenges in regards to potential applications of nanoclay in multi-scale composites have been also addressed. The multi-scale composites containing nanoclays have been reviewed in terms of mechanical properties in both out-of-plane and in-plane directions, and compared with those containing carbon based nanofillers. In this regards, the improving mechanisms in mechanical properties of both epoxy-clay nanocomposites and nanoclay filled fiber reinforced composites were also discussed. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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