Mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites filled with melamine functionalized molybdenum disulfide

Bin Chen, Bao Jian Ni, Wen Tao Liu, Qiu Yang Ye, Si Yuan Liu, He Xin Zhang, Keun Byoung Yoon

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Abstract

In this work, a melamine functionalized molybdenum disulfide (M-MoS2) was prepared and used as fillers to form epoxy (EP)/MoS2 nanocomposites. The effects of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and melamine functionalized molybdenum disulfide (M-MoS2) loading on the mechanical properties of epoxy composites were investigated and compared. With only addition of 0.8 wt% M-MoS2, the tensile strength and modulus of EP/M-MoS2 nanocomposites showed 4.5 and 4.0 times increase over the neat epoxy. Interestingly, the elongation at break value of EP was also increased with the introduction of M-MoS2 fillers. These properties could result from the good dispersion and strong interfacial adhesion of M-MoS2 fillers and the EP matrix. Therefore, this work provides a facile way to produce of high-performance EP nanocomposites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20450-20455
Number of pages6
JournalRSC Advances
Volume8
Issue number36
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

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