Effect of silica content on thermal stability of fumed silica/epoxy composites |
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Authors: | J Tarrío-Saavedra |
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Institution: | Escola Politécnica Superior, University of A Coruña, Mendizábal s/n, 15403 Ferrol, Spain |
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Abstract: | Composites of a fumed silica industrial residue and an epoxy resin were prepared and their thermal stability and thermal degradation behaviour were studied by TGA in air. Classical thermal stability parameters, based on the initial decomposition temperature (IDT), temperature of maximum rate of mass loss (Tmax) and integral procedure decomposition temperature (IPDT) were calculated before and after subtraction of the filler mass from the TGA curves. Without filler mass subtraction, the thermal stability of the epoxy resin seems to be improved and the mass loss rate was reduced by the addition of fumed silica. Nevertheless, after subtraction of the filler mass, the thermal degradation behaviour of the resin was only slightly affected by the silica content. A possible negative effect of the silica content on the cure was also found. |
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Keywords: | TGA Filler effect Thermal stability Filler subtraction Fumed silica Epoxy |
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