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POLYMER COMPOSITES
Volume 34, Issue 6, Pages 811-818Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/pc.22480
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- Centre of Excellence for Science and Advanced Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Epoxy/nanocrystalline diamond nanocomposites composites were prepared by dispersing ultrasonically, 0.4, 0.7, 1.0, and 4.0 wt% acid-treated nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) powder in epoxy matrix. Fourier infrared spectroscopy was utilized to study the moieties attached to the nanodiamond particles. The trace elements present in NCD powder before and after acid treatment were analyzed by ion beam techniques. Thermomechanical properties of the nanocomposites showed that incorporation of low content (0.4 wt%) of nanodiamond powder into epoxy matrix enhanced the storage modulus, loss modulus, and hardness by approximate to 68, approximate to 55, and approximate to 86%, respectively, over neat epoxy. By increasing the concentration of modified NCD to 0.7 wt% resulted in lower values of hardness and thermomechanical properties but still remain higher than neat epoxy. An increasing trend in properties was again observed at 4 wt% concentration of modified nanofiller. The glass transition temperature was up shifted to approximate to 110 degrees C over neat epoxy. The mechanisms responsible for enhanced properties of epoxy matrix are also discussed in detail. POLYM. COMPOS., 34:811818, 2013. (c) 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers
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