Epoxy composites based on inexpensive tire waste filler

Journal Article · Thu May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4876849· OSTI ID:22280349

Ahmetli, Gulnare; Gungor, Ahmet; Kocaman, Suheyla ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Selcuk University, 42031 Konya (Turkey)

Tire waste (TW) was recycled as raw material for the preparation of DGEBA-type epoxy composite materials. The effects of filler amount and epoxy type on the mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the composites with NPEL were generally higher than composites with NPEF. The appropriate mass level for TW in both type composites was found to be 20 wt%. The equilibrium water sorption of NPEL/TW and NPEF/TW composites for 14-day immersion was determined as 0.10 % and 0.21 %, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used for characterization of the composites.

• OSTI ID: 22280349
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1599, Issue 1; Conference: 7. international conference on times of polymers (TOP) and composites, Ischia (Italy), 22-26 Jun 2014; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
EPOXIDES
FILLERS
RAW MATERIALS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SORPTION
TENSILE PROPERTIES
WATER
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
YOUNG MODULUS