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A Study on the Structure and Adhesive Properties of Epoxy-Silicate Composites

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Compositions based on an ED-20 resin with three types of modifiers: natural montmorillonite (MMT) Cloisite Na +, organomodified MMT Cloisite 30B, and halloysite, were investigated. An optimum regime was chosen for preparation of the epoxy/modifier systems by employing the ultrasonic mixing. The rheological characteristics of suspensions were used to estimate the distribution of modifier in the epoxy oligomer. According to rheological data, the best dispersion of MMT in the epoxy oligomer after ultrasonic stirring was observed for the organomodified MMT Cloisite 30B. The maximum shear adhesion strength was also observed for the epoxy resin+Cloisite 30B systems. For the systems with 2 wt. % of Cloisite 30B, the increase in the adhesion strength was up to 65% as compared with that of the pristine epoxy oligomer.

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  1. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    T. V. Brantseva, S. O. Ilyin & S. V. Antonov

  2. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow, Russia

    I. Yu. Gorbunova & M. L. Kerber

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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 923–932 , September-October, 2014.

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Brantseva, T.V., Ilyin, S.O., Gorbunova, I.Y. et al. A Study on the Structure and Adhesive Properties of Epoxy-Silicate Composites. Mech Compos Mater 50, 661–668 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-014-9453-8

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