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Preparation and characterization of open-cell epoxy foams modified with carbon fibers and aluminum powder. / Smorygo, Oleg; Mikutski, Vitali; Marukovich, Alexander et al.
In: Composite Structures, Vol. 202, 15.10.2018, p. 917-923.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Preparation and characterization of open-cell epoxy foams modified with carbon fibers and aluminum powder
AU - Smorygo, Oleg
AU - Mikutski, Vitali
AU - Marukovich, Alexander
AU - Sadykov, Vladislav
AU - Bespalko, Yulia
AU - Stefan, Adriana
AU - Pelin, Cristina Elisabeta
PY - 2018/10/15
Y1 - 2018/10/15
N2 - Epoxy foams were prepared by the sacrificial template method. The porous template was prepared from carbamide granules and then impregnated with epoxy resin. The method ensured foams with low relative density of 0.334–0.358 and an open-cell structure consisting of regular spherical cells and round interconnecting windows. Epoxy resin was modified with short carbon fibers and aluminum powder. Both fillers ensured the increase in compressive strength by 12–15% as compared to the neat epoxy foam. The carbon fiber filler ensured much higher specific strength (up to 18.5–18.6 MPa·cm3·g−1) due to little effect on the foam density. Sandwich composite samples were prepared using CPRF facing and the epoxy foam core, and promising mechanical properties of the sandwiches were stated by the 3-point midspan flexure test.
AB - Epoxy foams were prepared by the sacrificial template method. The porous template was prepared from carbamide granules and then impregnated with epoxy resin. The method ensured foams with low relative density of 0.334–0.358 and an open-cell structure consisting of regular spherical cells and round interconnecting windows. Epoxy resin was modified with short carbon fibers and aluminum powder. Both fillers ensured the increase in compressive strength by 12–15% as compared to the neat epoxy foam. The carbon fiber filler ensured much higher specific strength (up to 18.5–18.6 MPa·cm3·g−1) due to little effect on the foam density. Sandwich composite samples were prepared using CPRF facing and the epoxy foam core, and promising mechanical properties of the sandwiches were stated by the 3-point midspan flexure test.
KW - Compressive strength
KW - Epoxy matrix
KW - Foam
KW - Sandwich core
KW - BEHAVIOR
KW - COMPOSITES
KW - MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046127452&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.063
DO - 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.04.063
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046127452
VL - 202
SP - 917
EP - 923
JO - Composite Structures
JF - Composite Structures
SN - 0263-8223
ER -
ID: 12948819