Impact Strengthening of Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy Composites by Nanoparticle Reinforcement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Method
2.3. Characterization
2.3.1. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
2.3.2. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
2.3.3. Three-Point Bending Test
2.3.4. Impact Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
3.2. Microstructure (SEM)
3.3. Three-Point Bending Test
3.4. Impact Test
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Curing Temperature (°C) | Required Time (Minutes) |
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80 | 25 |
100 | 19 |
130 | 13 |
150 | 10 |
170 | 5 |
200 | 4 |
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Mourad, A.H.I.; Cherupurakal, N.; Hafeez, F.; Barsoum, I.; A. Genena, F.; S. Al Mansoori, M.; A. Al Marzooqi, L. Impact Strengthening of Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy Composites by Nanoparticle Reinforcement. Polymers 2020, 12, 2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122814
Mourad AHI, Cherupurakal N, Hafeez F, Barsoum I, A. Genena F, S. Al Mansoori M, A. Al Marzooqi L. Impact Strengthening of Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy Composites by Nanoparticle Reinforcement. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122814
Chicago/Turabian StyleMourad, Abdel Hamid I., Nizamudeen Cherupurakal, Farrukh Hafeez, Imad Barsoum, Farah A. Genena, Mouza S. Al Mansoori, and Lamia A. Al Marzooqi. 2020. "Impact Strengthening of Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy Composites by Nanoparticle Reinforcement" Polymers 12, no. 12: 2814. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122814