Study of SWCNT Effect on Some Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Nanocomposites

Abstract

In this work, we successfully prepared single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) / Epoxy polymer nanocomposites with different volume fraction ratios of SWCNTs (0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1, and 1.5%) using mixing method in order to examine and study some of their mechanical properties (impact strength, hardness, creep). The Creep test result showed that the creep rate decreases gradually as the weight ratio of the SWCNTs reinforcement material increases in polymer. Impact strength and hardness values of samples were increased by increasing volume fraction of SWCNT reinforcement material in polymer compared with pure epoxy.