Tensile, flexural and impact properties of ultrasmall tio2 nanotubes reinforced epoxy composites

Praveen Kumar Balguri; D. G.Harris Samuel; Chilumala Indira; Govardhan Dussa; Tirupathi Rao Penki; Udayabhaskararao Thumu

Tensile, flexural and impact properties of ultrasmall tio2 nanotubes reinforced epoxy composites

Praveen Kumar Balguri, D. G.Harris Samuel, Chilumala Indira, Govardhan Dussa, Tirupathi Rao Penki, Udayabhaskararao Thumu

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Ultrasmall TiO₂ nanotubes (TiO₂NTs) of the length ~250±20 nm and diameter ~20 nm are synthesized and TiO₂NT reinforced (0.1 wt.%) epoxy composites are fabricated. The reinforcing effects are studied by means of tensile, flexural, and impact tests as per ASTM standards. TEM and XRD characterization techniques are used in this study. It is observed that TiO₂NTs greatly enhanced the tensile strength by 85%, elongation by 7%, flexural strength by 55%, and the impact strength by 8%. The mechanical properties of the epoxy nanocomposites indicate that TiO₂NTs are efficient fillers to enhance the performance of epoxy composites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	128-133
Number of pages	6
Journal	Composites Theory and Practice
Volume	20
Issue number	3-4
State	Published - 2020

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© 2020, Polish Society of Composite Materials. All rights reserved.

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The authors are grateful for the support rendered by the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras) and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IISc).

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Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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Epoxy nanocomposites
Mechanical properties
Polymer nanocomposites
TiO nanotubes

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