Influence of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Mechanical, Thermal and Electrical Behavior of Polybenzoxazine-Epoxy Nanocomposites

Abstract

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT)-reinforced polybenzoxazine-epoxy nanocomposites were prepared via the solvent method and were investigated for their thermal, thermo-mechanical, mechanical, electrical and morphological properties. Epoxy resin (DGEBA) was modified with 5, 10 and 15 wt.% of benzoxazines using 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane as a curing agent at appropriate conditions. Epoxy and benzoxazines-modified epoxy systems were further reinforced with 0.25, 0.50 and 0.75 wt.% of surface-modified MWCNT. MWCNT-reinforced polybenzoxazine-epoxy nanocomposites exhibited better thermal, mechanical and dielectric properties. Dispersion of MWCNT in benzoxazine-epoxy resins and nanostructure of the composites was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy analysis.

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Keywords:

• Arc resistance
• Hardness
• Impact strength
• Nanocomposites
• Nanotubes
• Polybenzoxazines
• Thermal analysis

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