Curing Temperature Effects on the Tensile Properties and Hardness of γ Reinforced PDMS Nanocomposites

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Structural characterization results. (a) X-ray diffraction spectra of at a power of 45 kV  40 mA. (b) Transmission electron microscopy of at magnification of 0.5 mm, scale bar: 50 nm. (c) Fourier Transform Infrared of samples MNP-0, MNP-1, MNP-2. Fractured surfaces of samples: (d) MNP-0, (e) MNP-1, and (f) MNP-2 at a magnification of 0.35 kx and (g) MNP-0, (h) MNP-1, and (i) MNP-2 at a magnification of 2 kx. Operating voltage = 15 kV.

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