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dc.contributor.authorAlhuthali, Abdullah
dc.contributor.authorLow, It Meng
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:37:56Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:37:56Z
dc.date.created2013-12-11T04:17:59Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationAlhuthali, Abdullah M. and Low, It-Meng. 2013. Characterization of mechanical and fracture behaviour in nano-silicon carbide-reinforced vinyl-ester nanocomposites. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering. 52 (9): pp. 921-930.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13563
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03602559.2013.763372
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Vinyl-ester/nano-silicon carbide nanocomposites were synthesised and investigated in terms of their mechanical and fracture properties. Results show that the addition of nano-SiC particles increases modulus and strength, but reduces toughness. The enhancement in strength for nanocomposites was attributed to good interfacial adhesion and good degree of dispersion. The experimental data for elastic modulus were modelled using several theoretical models. The excellent agreement with the experimental data for elastic modulus given by the Guth and Kerner models indicate that the degree of dispersion and the quality of particle/matrix adhesion were both important considerations for the prediction of elastic modulus.

dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Inc.
dc.subjectTransmission electron microscopy
dc.subjectPolymer nanocomposites
dc.subjectNano-silicon carbide
dc.subjectMechanical properties
dc.subjectFracture toughness
dc.titleCharacterization of mechanical and fracture behaviour in nano-silicon carbide-reinforced vinyl-ester nanocomposites
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume52
dcterms.source.number9
dcterms.source.startPage921
dcterms.source.endPage930
dcterms.source.issn0360-2559
dcterms.source.titlePolymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
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This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering (2013), copyright Taylor & Francis, available online at: <a href="http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03602559.2013.763372">http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03602559.2013.763372</a>

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