The Effect of Silica Particle Size on the Mechanical Enhancement of Polymer Nanocomposites. 2023

Evagelia Kontou, and Angelos Christopoulos, and Panagiota Koralli, and Dionysios E Mouzakis
Mechanics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechniou 9, Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece.

In the present work, SiO2micro/nanocomposites based on poly-lactic acid (PLA) and an epoxy resin were prepared and experimentally studied. The silica particles were of varying sizes from the nano to micro scale at the same loading. The mechanical and thermomechanical performance, in terms of dynamic mechanical analysis, of the composites prepared was studied in combination with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Finite element analysis (FEA) has been performed to analyze the Young's modulus of the composites. A comparison with the results of a well-known analytical model, taking into account the filler's size and the presence of interphase, was also performed. The general trend is that the reinforcement is higher for the nanosized particles, but it is important to conduct supplementary studies on the combined effect of the matrix type, the size of the nanoparticles, and the dispersion quality. A significant mechanical enhancement was obtained, particularly in the Resin/based nanocomposites.

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