The Effect of Interaction between Nanofillers and Epoxy on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites: Theoretical Prediction and Experimental Analysis

Table 2

Data from dynamic DSC measurements on neat epoxy and CNT/MMT epoxy composites having different loadings of nanofillers.

Mass fraction	0%	CNT					MMT
		1%	3%	5%	10%	15%	1%	3%	5%	10%	15%
∆/J.g^−1	-470.4	-410.7	-420.8	-446.6	-375.3	-358.1	-417.1	-432.0	-443.8	-458.2	-437.5
Tg/°C	76.17	72.3	73.28	73.47	72.02	69.40	77.16	79.51	85.34	89.20	79.60
Peak onset/°C	55	55	55	55	55	55	60	60	60	60	60
Peak cure max/°C	100	95.9	92.3	88.8	90.0	90.0	96.2	94.1	93.5	93,5	94