Fabrication and Characterization of Epoxidized Natural Rubber Reinforced Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposite

Asyadi Azam, Mohd and Mohamad, Noraiham and Mohd Warikh, Abd Rashid (2012) Fabrication and Characterization of Epoxidized Natural Rubber Reinforced Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposite. In: iDECON 2012 – International Conference on Design and Concurrent Engineering, 15 - 16 October 2012, Melaka.

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Abstract

The use of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) as a reinforcement in rubber nanocomposites nowadays attracts a great deal of attention. The rubber used in this study was epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) with SWCNTs as nanofiller. The influence of nanofillers on the mechanical and thermal properties of the produced nanocomposite was studied. SWCNT/ENR nanocomposite with 1 wt% of CNTs achieved maximum tensile strength at 13.64 MPa, which is 58 % higher than that of unmixed. With the addition of SWCNTs, the strength and elongation at break of the ENR decreased, and simultaneously, the strength modulus, tear resistance and hardness increased. Moreover, from the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis, the increase of Tm, Tc, and ΔHc were also confirmed.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
T Technology > T Technology (General)
Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering > Department of Engineering Materials
Depositing User: Dr Mohd Asyadi 'Azam Bin Mohd Abid
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2013 08:04
Last Modified: 28 May 2015 03:58
URI: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/8735
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