Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8959901 | Composite Structures | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to investigate the behavior of the epoxy diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (BADGE) reinforced with carbon nanotubes when tested in tensile and flexural modes at different cross-head rates and temperatures. Tensile and flexural tests were performed under three temperatures (25â¯Â°C, 50â¯Â°C and 75â¯Â°C), varying the cross-head rate (0.5â¯mm/min, 5.0â¯mm/min and 50â¯mm/min) for tensile and (0.2â¯mm/min, 2.0â¯mm/min and 20â¯mm/min) for flexural at each designated temperature. Also, the glass transition temperature was observed, which helped understand the change in the behavior of the material during tests. An analytical mathematical model was proposed to predict the tensile and flexural strength and the model results were compared with the experimental results showing great accuracy.
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Authors
J.M.L. Reis, R.P. Lima, S.D. Vidal,