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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 67, Issue 11-12, Pages 2282-2291Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.01.016
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coupling agents; mechanical properties; curing; fly ash; polymer matrix composites
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Conventional thermal and microwave curing methods were utilized to cure fly ash/epoxy composites, and the mechanical and morphological properties of the composites were evaluated. The conventional thermal curing was performed at 70 degrees C for 80 min while microwave curing was carried out at 240 W for 18 min in order to achieve the optimum cure of the composites, determined using Differential Scanning Calorimeter. The results suggested that the tensile and flexural moduli of the composites increased with increasing fly ash content while the effect became opposite for tensile, flexural and impact strengths, and tensile strain at break. Improved mechanical properties of the composite could be obtained by addition of N-2(aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane coupling agent, the contents of 0.5 wt%) being recommended for the optimum mechanical properties. Beyond these recommended contents, the mechanical properties greatly reduced, except for the flexural modulus. The comparative results indicated that the composites by the microwave cure consumed shorter cure time and had higher ultimate strengths (especially impact strength), and strain at break than those by the conventional thermal cure. The composites with higher tensile and flexural moduli could be obtained by the conventional thermal cure. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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