Effect of nanoclay on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical and thermal properties of cyanate ester syntactic foams

2010 ◽  
Vol 527 (21-22) ◽  
pp. 5435-5443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bibin John ◽  
C.P. Reghunadhan Nair ◽  
K.N. Ninan
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdeldjalil Zegaoui ◽  
Mehdi Derradji ◽  
Abdul Qadeer Dayo ◽  
Aboubakr Medjahed ◽  
Hui-yan Zhang ◽  
...  

The investigation and design of new polymeric materials with an astonishing combination of properties are nowadays of great importance to facilitate the manufacturing process of high-quality products intended to be utilized in different applications and technical fields. For this intent, novel high-performance blend composites composed of the cyanate ester/benzoxazine resin blend reinforced by different proportions of silane-surface modified Kevlar and glass fibers were successfully fabricated by a compression molding technique and characterized by different experimental tests. The mechanical test results revealed that the bending and impact strength properties were considerably improved when increasing the amount of the hybrid fibers. The studied materials also presented excellent thermal stabilities as compared to the unfilled blend’s properties. With respect to the properties of the reinforcing systems, these improvements seen in either the mechanical or thermal properties could be due to the good dispersion as well as excellent adhesion of the reinforcing fibers inside the resin matrix, which were further evidenced by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy results. Consequently, the improved mechanical and thermal properties promote the use of the fabricated hybrid composites in domestic and industrial applications requiring functional materials with advanced properties for aerospace and military applications.


Fuel ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 240-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Labella ◽  
Steven E. Zeltmann ◽  
Vasanth Chakravarthy Shunmugasamy ◽  
Nikhil Gupta ◽  
Pradeep K. Rohatgi

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