Effect of chemical oxidation process on adhesive performance in two component adhesive with nano particle and nano fiber additives

Abstract

In the present study, chemically surface-treated nanoparticles and nanofibers were added to the adhesive to improve the performance of the two-component structural adhesive. In the study, DP460 structural adhesive was used as adhesive, functionalized Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH) with COOH and carbon fiber (CF) chemically surface treated with HNO3 solution were used as nanostructures. In the experimental study, eight different parameters were investigated as the nanostructure was (i) undoped, (ii) 1 wt% MWCNT-COOH added, (iii) 1wt%. untreated CF added, (iv) 0.5 wt% chemically treated CF added, (v) 1 wt% chemically treated CF added, (vi) 2 wt% chemically treated CF added, (vii) 0.5 wt% MWCNT-COOH and 0.5 wt% chemically treated CF added, and (viii) 1 wt% MWCNT-COOH and 1wt% chemically treated CF added. According to the results of the study, adding nanoparticles to the adhesive increases the performance of the adhesive by about 12%, while adding nanofibers increases the performance of the adhesive by about 18%. In addition, increasing the inertness and wettability of nanofibers by chemical treatment, as well as the use of nanoparticles and fibers together, significantly increases the performance of the adhesive. In addition, the obtained results were supported by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) analysis.

Keywords

• Polymer composites
• Adhesive
• Chemical oxidation
• Carbon fiber
• Nano particle
• Strength.

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