Consequence of Low Volume Reinforcement of Nano Silicon Dioxide on Tensile Property and Morphology of Epoxy Composite

Vijay Verma; Trapti Sharma; Ashwini Kumar; Ganesh Dongre; Manoj Narwariya; Sandeep Singh

doi:10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1994

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1994

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Epoxy composites Elastic modulus Tensile strength Morphology SiO2

Vijay Verma

Bundelkhand Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jhansi, 284128, India, Trapti Sharma, Rustamji Institute of Technology. Tekanpur, MP, 474005, India

Trapti Sharma

Rustamji Institute of Technology. Tekanpur, MP, 474005, India

Ashwini Kumar

Arka Jain University, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, 831001, India

Ganesh Dongre

Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune, 411037, India

Manoj Narwariya

IPS College of Technology and Management, Gwalior, 474001, India

Sandeep Singh

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 110058, India

Abstract

The current effort, experimentally demonstrate, outcome of SiO₂ nanoparticles reinforcement on tensile property of epoxy SiO₂ particulate composites. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images show random distribution of nano filler in matrix. At some places agglomerations were also witnessed in the TEM images. The epoxy composites was fabricated by instant polymerization, blended with 0.5%, 1.0% and 1.5% weight fraction (wt.%) of SiO₂. Dog-bone samples of composite were experimentally evaluated for tensile behaviour following ASTM D-638. Significant enhancement in the tensile behaviour is records for SiO₂ filled epoxy composite specially at 1.0% wt.% content of SiO₂. Maximum improvement are 16%, 31% and 67% over the unblended epoxy was recorded for Young’s modulus, strength and failure strain respectively at 1.0% wt.% of SiO2 in epoxy composites. The increased crack deflection, particle pull out and void deformation were the probable micro mechanisms responsible for increased tensile behaviour of composites.

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