CORRELATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF AL2O3-DISPERSED POLY(ETHERSULPHONE)-EPOXY BLENDS

Authors
HUSSAIN M NAKAHIRA A NISHIJIMA S NIIHARA K
Citation
M. Hussain et al., CORRELATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES OF AL2O3-DISPERSED POLY(ETHERSULPHONE)-EPOXY BLENDS, Materials letters, 27(6), 1996, pp. 367-371
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science","Physics, Applied
Journal title
Materials letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
0167577X
Volume
27
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
367 - 371
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-577X(1996)27:6<367:COMAMO>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The microstructure of Al2O3-dispersed poly(ethersulphone)-epoxy blends has been investigated and was correlated with mechanical properties. Microstructure analysis and Young's modulus measurements have been use d to study the microstructural changes of the composites. No phase sep aration was observed for poly(ethersulphone) filled epoxy system. Howe ver, precipitated phase, phase separation and phase-inverted microstru cture were observed for the Al2O3-dispersed poly(ethersulphone)-epoxy system depending on the concentration of Al2O3 and poly(ethersulphone) . Mechanical properties showed the dependence upon the microstructure of the composites.