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Aging effect on the mechanical properties of hybrid gels

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Sol-gel derived unsupported films and thin rods have been obtained from co-hydrolysis of triethoxysilane and methyldiethoxysilane. The materials are flexible, dense and transparent. Films and rods have been aged for different periods of time in air at room temperature. The elastic modulus has been measured by means of tensile or flexural tests. Measurements showed an increase of elastic modulus with aging time and showed different values for films and rods. The observed evolution of mechanical properties has been related to a corresponding structural modification as highlighted mainly by MAS-NMR studies. Analyses pointed out the crucial role of condensation processes and showed that the stiffness increase arises from the formation of relatively few bonds which link and constrain pre-existing mobile network regions.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria dei Materiali, Università di Trento, via Mesiano 77, I-38050, Trento, Italy

    Vincenzo Maria Sglavo & Sandra Diré

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Sglavo, V.M., Diré, S. Aging effect on the mechanical properties of hybrid gels. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 2, 143–146 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00486229

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