Abstract
This work investigates the effect of carbon black content on the tensile, electrical, and morphological properties of epoxy matrix. Carbon black-filled epoxy composites were obtained by mixing the desired amount of carbon black from bamboo stem (BS-CB), oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB-CB), and coconut shell (CNS-CB) with the epoxy resin. Tensile and electrical properties of carbon black from three different sources (BS-CB, EFB-CB, and CNS-CB) used to fill epoxy composite with 5% filler loading were measured and the results indicated improvement in tensile and electrical properties. The diffraction patterns of X-ray diffraction (XRD) indicated nonlinear crystalline amorphous structure of the CB.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 329-338 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Carbon blacks
- Electrical properties
- Epoxy composites
- Tensile properties
- X-ray diffraction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics