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• High Performance Polymers
  First Year: 1991 ISSN: 0954-0083
  
  
• International Journal of Damage Mechanics
  First Year: 1992 ISSN: 1056-7895
  
  
• Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers
  First Year: 1987 ISSN: 0883-9115
  
  
• Journal of Biomaterials Applications
  First Year: 1989 ISSN: 0885-3282
  
  
• Journal of Cellular Plastics
  First Year: 1965 ISSN: 0021-955X
  
  
• Journal of Composite Materials
  First Year: 1967 ISSN: 0021-9983
  
  
• Journal of Elastomers and Plastics
  First Year: 1969 ISSN: 0095-2443
  
  
• Journal of Industrial Textiles
  First Year: 1971 ISSN: 11528-0837
  
  
• Journal of Intelligent Materials Systems and Structures
  First Year: 1990 ISSN: 1045-389X
  
  
• Journal of Plastic Film and Sheeting
  First Year: 1985 ISSN: 8756-0879
  
  
• Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites
  First Year: 1982 ISSN: 0731-6844
  
  
• Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials
  First Year: 1999 ISSN: 1099-6362
  
  
• Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials
  First Year: 1988 ISSN: 0892-7057
  
  
• Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
  First Year: 1996 ISSN: 1081-2865
  
  
• Structural Health Monitoring
  First Year: 2002 ISSN: 1475-9217

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TI:	Title S2-Glass/Epoxy Polymer Nanocomposites: Manufacturing, Structures, Thermal and Mechanical Properties
AU:	Author Haque, A.; Shamsuzzoha, M.; Hussain, F.; Dean, D.
AF:	Affiliation Department of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics [Haque]; Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL – 35487-0280, USA [Shamsuzzoha]; Tuskegee University Center for Advanced Materials, Tuskegee, Al – 36088, USA [Dean]
SO:	Source Journal Of Composite Materials, vol. 37, no. 20, pp. 1821-1837, October 2003 [TOC]
IS:	ISSN 0021-9983
PB:	Publisher SAGE Publications
PL:	Publisher Location Sage CA: Thousand Oaks, CA
AB:	Abstract This paper is primarily focused in studying the effects of nanoclay particles such as montmorillonite on improving mechanical and thermal properties of fiber reinforced polymer matrix composite materials. Basic correlations between polymer morphology, strength, modulus, toughness, and thermal stability of thermoset nanocomposites were investigated as a function of layered silicate content. S2-glass/epoxy–clay nanocomposites were manufactured through an affordable vacuum assisted resin infusion method (VARIM). The nanocomposites are formed during polymerization when the adsorbing monomer separates the clay particles into nanometer scales. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and wide angle X-ray diffraction(WAXD) were used to characterize the morphology of the dispersed clay particles. The thermal properties such as onset of decomposition and glass transition temperatures were determined by Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Dynamic Modulus Analyzer (DMA). Mechanical properties such as interlaminar shear strength, flexural properties and fracture toughness are also determined for both conventional S2-glass/epoxy composites and S2-glass fiber reinforced nanocomposites.The results show significant improvements in mechanical and thermal properties of conventional fiber reinforced composites with low loading of organo silicate nanoparticles. By dispersing 1% by weight nanosilicates, S2-glass /epoxy–clay nanocomposites attributed to almost 44, 24 and 23% improvement in interlaminar shear strength, flexural strength and fracture toughness in comparison to conventional S2-glass/epoxy composites. Similarly, the nanocomposites exhibit approximately 26 C higher decomposition temperatures than that of conventional composites. This improved properties of fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites are achieved mostly due to increased interfacial surface areas, improved bond characteristics and intercalated /exfoliated morphology of the epoxy–clay nanocomposites. The TEM observations provide evidence of detailed morphology of the polymer layered-clay nanocomposites.
PY:	Publication Year 2003
PT:	Publication Type Journal Article
DE:	Descriptors Montmorillonite; Glass-epoxy Composites; Nanocomposites; FractureToughness; Shear Strength; Modulus Of Rupture In Bending; ThermalStability; Glass Transition Temperature
DO:	DOI 10.1177/002199803035186
RE:	References 1. Alexander, M., & Dubois, P. (2000). Polymer-layered Silicate Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties and Uses of a New Class of Materials. Materials Science & Engineering, 28, 1-63. [Cited by 2] 2. 2. Morgan, A., Gilman, J.Kashiwagi, T. and Jackson, C. (2000). Flammability of Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites, In: Proceedings of Fire Safety Developments, Non-Halogen FR’s, Standards and Regulations, National Institute of Standards and Technology, pp. 25–39, March 12–15, Washington. 3. 3. Lagly, G. (1999). Introduction: From Clay Mineral-Polymer Interactions to Clay Mineral-Polymer Nanocomposites, Applied Clay Sci, p. 15-15. 4. Wang, Z, & Pinnavaia, T. (1998). Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites: Exfoliation of Magadiite Nanolayers in an Elastomeric Epoxy. Chem. Mater, 10, 1820-1826. 5. Novak, B.M. (1993). Advanced Materials, 5, 422-422. 6. Giannelis, E.P. (1992). New Strategy for Synthesizing Polymer-Ceramic Nanocomposites. J. Minerals, Metals & Materials Soc, 44, 28-30. [Abstract] 7. Kormann, X., Lindberg, H., & Berglund, L.A. (2001). Synthesis of Epoxy-Clay Nanocomposites: Influence of the Nature of the Clay on the Structure. Polymer, 42, 1303-1310. 8. Chen, C., & Curliss, D. (2001). Resin Matrix Composites: Organoclay-Aerospace Epoxy Nanocomposites: Influence of the Nature of the Clay on the Structure. Polymer, 42, 1303-1310. 9. Usuki, A., Kawasumi, M., Kozima, Y., & Okada, A.J. (1993). Material. Res., 8, 1174-1174. 10. 10. Fisher, H., Gielgens, L. and Koster, T. (1998). Nanocomposites from Polymers and Layered Minerals: TNO-TPD Report. 11. Le Beron, P.C., Wang, Z., & Pinnavia, T.J. (1999). Applied Clay Science, 15, 11-11. 12. Okada, A., & Usuki, A. (1995). The Chemistry of Polymer-Clay Hybrid. Materials Science and Engineering, C3, 109-115. [Cited by 2] 13. 13. Messersmith, B. Phillip and Giannelis, P. Emmanuel, (1994). Synthesis and Characterizationof Layered Silicate-Epoxy Nanocomposites, Chem. Mater. pp. 1719–1725. 14. 14. Agarwal, B.D. and Broutman, J.L. (1980). Analysis and Performance of Fiber Composites, John Wiley and Sons, New York, USA.
AN:	Accession Number 10.1177/002199803035186

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