ENHANCING THE MECHANICAL, THERMAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF ALUMINA-MWCNT HYBRID NANOFILLER REINFORCED EPOXY COMPOSITES
Abstract
In this work, alumina and multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) hybrid nanofiller reinforcing pure epoxy at varying weight fractions of (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5) w/% is investigated to enhance the mechanical, electrical and thermal properties. The porosity, tensile strength, electrical and thermal conductivity of epoxy hybrid nanocomposites are studied after the effects of the alumina-MWCNT hybrid nanofillers. The interfacial adhesion and mechanical interlocking between the hybrid nanofillers and epoxy are greatly increased with the addition of alumina and MWCNTs, thus leading to an improvement in the mechanical properties. Additionally, a uniform distribution of hybrid nanofillers results in a larger increase in the thermal and electrical conductivity. The presence of voids in specimens is gradually decreased when the nanofiller content is increased up to 0.3 w/%. The alumina-MWCNT reinforcement significantly improves the tensile strength, by 88 %, compared with pure epoxy. Similarly, the electrical and thermal conductivity increase by 85 % and 64 %, respectively, when compared with low weight fractions of the hybrid nanofiller. Agglomeration during the fabrication of nanocomposites is manageable but it is inevitable. During the formation of chains and networks, the alumina-MWCNT reinforcement of pure epoxy greatly influences the thermal conductivity. This strategy provides a prospective new concept for the use of epoxy and its composites in structural and thermal engineering applications.
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