Curing of epoxy/carbon nanotubes physical networks
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2012-03
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A melt-mixing procedure has been used to disperse multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) in an epoxy matrix. According to dynamic viscoelastic results, a physical network is formed for carbon nanotube concentrations of 0.3 weight per cent (wt%) and above. The temperature activated curing process is followed analyzing the evolution of the dynamic viscoelastic functions and the dielectric loss with time. Curing process from a physical to a chemical network is monitored. The presence of MWCNT accelerates curing, even when the rheological percolation is not reached (absence of physical network). Several hypotheses are considered to explain this result. Electrical conductivity decreases during cure, so lower electrical conductivities are found for cured MWCNT/epoxy samples than for dispersions: this is explained by a distortion of nanotubes physical network and a reduction of the ionic conductivity contribution of the liquid phase.
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Chapartegui , M , Markaide , N , Florez , S , Elizetxea , C , Fernandez , M & Santamaria , A 2012 , ' Curing of epoxy/carbon nanotubes physical networks ' , Polymer Engineering and Science , vol. 52 , no. 3 , pp. 663-670 . https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.22131