Research Article
Investigation of Theoretical Models for the Elastic Stiffness of Nanoparticle-Modified Polymer Composites
Table 2
Material properties of the anhydride-cured epoxy polymer and silica/epoxy nanocomposites, obtained from tensile testing and DMA testing.
| | Silica content | Tensile testing | DMA | | wt% | vol% | | | | | | | (GPa) | (MPa) | (%) | (GPa) | (°C) |
| | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.03 ± 0.07 | 85 ± 1 | 5.8 ± 0.5 | 2.99 ± 0.04 | 155 ± 0 | | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.28 ± 0.05 | 89 ± 1 | 5.7 ± 0.4 | 3.24 ± 0.04 | 154 ± 1 | | 9.1 | 5.4 | 3.53 ± 0.10 | 89 ± 2 | 4.9 ± 0.7 | 3.41 ± 0.08 | 151 ± 0 | | 14.2 | 8.6 | 3.80 ± 0.09 | 88 ± 5 | 4.3 ± 1.1 | 3.75 ± 0.06 | 146 ± 1 | | 19.8 | 12.3 | 4.15 ± 0.08 | 93 ± 0 | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 3.97 ± 0.10 | 143 ± 1 |
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