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Mechanical Reinforcement of Epoxy Composites with Carbon Fibers and HDPE

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Silanized carbon fibers (CFs) and a high-density polyethylene with amino terminal groups (HDPE) were introduced into epoxy resins to fabricate high-performance composites. A. mechanical characterization of the composites was performed to investigate the effect of CFs in cured epoxy/HDPE systems. The composites revealed a noticeable improvement in the tensile strength, elongation at break, flexural strength, and impact strength in comparison with those of neat epoxy and cured epoxy/HDPE systems. SEM micrographs showed that the toughening effect could be explained by yield deformations, phase separation, and microcracking.

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Thanks for the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51405284) and School-level key disciplines materials science and engineering XXKZD1601.

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  1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Ningbo Dahongying University, No. 899 Xueyuan Road, Haishu District, Ningbo, ZheJiang Province, China

    R. He & Q. Chang

  2. Ningbo Jinke automation equipment Co., Ltd, No. 289 Jiangbin Road, Beilun District, Ningbo, ZheJiang Province, China

    X. Huang

  3. College of Engineering, Shanghai Second Polytechnic University, Shanghai, 201209, P.R. China

    J. Li

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1083-1092 , November-Decemer, 2017.

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He, R., Chang, Q., Huang, X. et al. Mechanical Reinforcement of Epoxy Composites with Carbon Fibers and HDPE. Mech Compos Mater 53, 753–758 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-018-9700-5

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