Open AccessToughening of Epoxy Polysulfide Binary Blend Composite
Author(s) -
Muzher T. Mohamed
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mağallaẗ diyālá li-l-ʿulūm al-handasiyyaẗ/mağallaẗ diyālá li-l-ʻulūm al-handasiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2616-6909
pISSN - 1999-8716
DOI - 10.24237/djes.2018.11211
Subject(s) - epoxy , composite material , materials science , composite number , toughness , ultimate tensile strength , brittleness , fracture toughness , natural rubber , polysulfide , modulus , young's modulus , chemistry , electrode , electrolyte
In a composite structure, it is anticipated that high toughening can be achieved by taking advantage of mixing rubber with epoxy. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the toughness characteristics of Polymeric Composites containing Polysulfide Rubber (PSR) as a toughener to a brittle base epoxy resin. Through comparing with neat resin specimens (epoxy, epoxy +PSR), the results showed that the addition of PSR into polymeric resin enhance toughness of epoxy. Similarly experiment showed that the maximum value of mixing ration is 6% PSR, which cause a noticeable enhancement in composite strain, but a reduction in tensile strength and modulus of elasticity at fracture.