Polymers and Polymer Composites

WEAR PROPERTIES OF CARBON/EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITES WITH AN INTERPENETRATING NETWORK STRUCTURE DERIVED FROM ARTIFICIAL SPONGE

January 1, 2012 By: Tianchi Wang; Song Kong; Chingping Wong Research article

Title: WEAR PROPERTIES OF CARBON/EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITES WITH AN INTERPENETRATING NETWORK STRUCTURE DERIVED FROM ARTIFICIAL SPONGE
Page Range: p.209-214
Author(s): Tianchi Wang; Song Kong; Chingping Wong
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Journal: Polymers and Polymer Composites
Issue Year: ppc
Volume: 20
Issue No: No.1-2

Abstract
Artificial sponge was used as the template to produce carbon/epoxy resin composites with interpenetrating network structure. Carbon with a network structure was first obtained by the pyrolysis of sponge. The composites were then obtained by injecting epoxy resin into the carbon. Their microstructures and wear properties were analyzed. The results show that the structure of sponge controlled the interpenetrating network structures of the carbon/ epoxy resin composites. The carbon-network in the composites was shown to stabilize the coefficient of friction of epoxy resin. The carbon also reduces the wear rate of the epoxy resin remarkably. 7 Refs.


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