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Mechanical Performance of Glass/Epoxy Composites Loaded with Silane-Treated Aluminum Hydroxide Fillers

This study investigates the influence of silane-treated aluminum hydroxide on the mechanical performance of flame-retardant composites. These composites have potential applications for luggage bags, as a replacement for conventional plastics, offering more durability and lighter weight. Glass fabric...

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Autores principales: Shaker, Khubab, Adnan, Muhammad, Nawab, Yasir, Umair, Muhammad, Jabbar, Madeha, Siddique, Amna, Ahmad, Ahsan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10490084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37688139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15173514
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author Shaker, Khubab
Adnan, Muhammad
Nawab, Yasir
Umair, Muhammad
Jabbar, Madeha
Siddique, Amna
Ahmad, Ahsan
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description This study investigates the influence of silane-treated aluminum hydroxide on the mechanical performance of flame-retardant composites. These composites have potential applications for luggage bags, as a replacement for conventional plastics, offering more durability and lighter weight. Glass fabric was used as the reinforcement, while epoxy was used as the matrix material. To impart flame retardancy, aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles were used as fillers in different weight % age (5%, 10% and 15%). As these are inorganic particles and have compatibility issues with the matrix material, silane-coupling agents (Dynasylan(®) 6490 and Dynasylan Glymo) were used to treat these filler particles. Both the silane-coupling agents fraction used for treatment and the fillers fraction added to the composites were varied to determine the most optimum combination. The mechanical properties of the developed composites such as tensile, flexural, and short beam shear strength were investigated. The best results were exhibited by 10% aluminum hydroxide fillers treated with 1% (by weight) coupling agent (Dynasylan Glymo).
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spelling pubmed-104900842023-09-09 Mechanical Performance of Glass/Epoxy Composites Loaded with Silane-Treated Aluminum Hydroxide Fillers Shaker, Khubab Adnan, Muhammad Nawab, Yasir Umair, Muhammad Jabbar, Madeha Siddique, Amna Ahmad, Ahsan Polymers (Basel) Article This study investigates the influence of silane-treated aluminum hydroxide on the mechanical performance of flame-retardant composites. These composites have potential applications for luggage bags, as a replacement for conventional plastics, offering more durability and lighter weight. Glass fabric was used as the reinforcement, while epoxy was used as the matrix material. To impart flame retardancy, aluminum hydroxide nanoparticles were used as fillers in different weight % age (5%, 10% and 15%). As these are inorganic particles and have compatibility issues with the matrix material, silane-coupling agents (Dynasylan(®) 6490 and Dynasylan Glymo) were used to treat these filler particles. Both the silane-coupling agents fraction used for treatment and the fillers fraction added to the composites were varied to determine the most optimum combination. The mechanical properties of the developed composites such as tensile, flexural, and short beam shear strength were investigated. The best results were exhibited by 10% aluminum hydroxide fillers treated with 1% (by weight) coupling agent (Dynasylan Glymo). MDPI 2023-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10490084/ /pubmed/37688139 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15173514 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mechanical Performance of Glass/Epoxy Composites Loaded with Silane-Treated Aluminum Hydroxide Fillers
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title_short Mechanical Performance of Glass/Epoxy Composites Loaded with Silane-Treated Aluminum Hydroxide Fillers
title_sort mechanical performance of glass/epoxy composites loaded with silane-treated aluminum hydroxide fillers
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10490084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37688139
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15173514
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