Enhancement in Nanomechanical, Thermal, and Abrasion Properties of SiO2 Nanoparticle-Modified Epoxy Coatings

Thermal properties of siliconized epoxy interpenetrating coatings

This work involves the development of a novel siliconized epoxy interpenetrating coating system using epoxy resin as base, hydroxylterminated polydimethylsiloxane (HTPDMS) as modifier, -aminopropyltriethoxysilane ( -APS) as crosslinking agent and dibutyltindilaurate (DBTDL) as catalyst. Polyamidoamine and aromatic polyamine adduct were used as curing agents for the above coating systems. The th...

Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Chemically Modified Epoxy Resin

Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA), having number average molecular weight (Mn) 375, was modified by incorporating the hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) based prepolymer using isophorone diisocyanate as a coupling agent. To increase the compatibility between the epoxy resin and HTPB part, polar groups were introduced in the later to achieve physical and chemical interactions between...

Properties of Epoxy/SiO2 - and Epoxy/ZrO2 - Nanocomposites

The synthesis, structure and mechanical properties of inorganic organic nanocomposites are investigated: The systems consist of an aliphatic amine cured Bisphenol-F-based epoxy resin as organic matrix and SiO2 and ZrO2 nanoparticles as inorganic fillers. Silica and zirconia nanoparticles have been prepared in two different size ranges, one in the upper nano range (30-60 nm) and other in the low...

Enhancement of the photoprotection and nanomechanical properties of polycarbonate by deposition of thin ceramic coatings

Thermal Annealing Effect on Optical Properties of Binary TiO2-SiO2 Sol-Gel Coatings

TiO₂-SiO₂ binary coatings were deposited by a sol-gel dip-coating method using tetrabutyl titanate and tetraethyl orthosilicate as precursors. The structure and chemical composition of the coatings annealed at different temperatures were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The refractive indices of the coatings were calculated from the measured tra...