Research Article
Mechanical Properties of Epoxy and Its Carbon Fiber Composites Modified by Nanoparticles
Table 2
Compressive properties of unidirectional CF/epoxy composites.
| Composite | wt.% of filler | Compressive strength (MPa) | Relative increase (%) | Compressive modulus (GPa) | Relative increase (%) |
| CF/EP | 0 | 367 ± 53 | — | 34.9 ± 10.3 | — | CF/EP-silica | 10 | 382 ± 42 | 4.1 | 50.5 ± 6.7 | 44.7 | CF/EP-silica | 20 | 388 ± 36 | 5.7 | 47.9 ± 6.2 | 37.2 | CF/EP-halloysite | 5 | 385 ± 26 | 4.9 | 35.1 ± 4.1 | 0.6 | CF/EP-halloysite | 10 | 449 ± 3 | 22.3 | 38.8 ± 6.0 | 11.2 | CF/EP-rubber | 10 | 361 ± 14 | −1.6 | 32.1 ± 12.1 | −8.0 | CF/EP-rubber | 20 | 322 ± 13 | −12.3 | 33.5 ± 10.0 | −4.0 |
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