<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Crack propagation behavior was studied for aluminium/aluminum adhesive joints bonded with two epoxy adhesives: pure and reinforced with clay nanoparticles. The focus was also on the novel use of the constant displacement rate test to study adhesion/adhesives efficiency. The epoxy systems studied were: Epidian E6 produced from bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin, ("Organika -Sarzyna" Poland); pure or strengthened with montmorillonit nanoparticles (MMT). Crack growth rate was estimated for two displacement rates. The nanoparticle reinforced epoxy showed advantage over pure epoxy adhesive (Figs. 4,5). This effect was more pronounced at low deflection rates. The constant displacement rate test was found promising to study microstructural effects in adhesive joints.</p></abstract>

Crack propagation behavior was studied for aluminium/aluminum adhesive joints bonded with two epoxy adhesives: pure and reinforced with clay nanoparticles. The focus was also on the novel use of the constant displacement rate test to study adhesion/adhesives efficiency. The epoxy systems studied were: Epidian E6 produced from bisphenol A and epichlorohydrin, ("Organika -Sarzyna" Poland); pure or strengthened with montmorillonit nanoparticles (MMT). Crack growth rate was estimated for two displacement rates. The nanoparticle reinforced epoxy showed advantage over pure epoxy adhesive (Figs. 4,5). This effect was more pronounced at low deflection rates. The constant displacement rate test was found promising to study microstructural effects in adhesive joints.

Fracture of Aluminium Joints Bonded with Epoxy Adhesive Reinforced by MMT Nanoparticles

Materials Science & Engineering Department, Gdańsk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland

Laboratoire de Mecanique Physique, Universite Bordeaux 1, 351 Cours de la Liberation, 33-405 Talence-Cedex, France

Polymer Institute, West Pomeranian University of Technology, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

Crack propagation behavior was studied for aluminium/aluminum adhesive joints bonded with two epoxy adhesives: pure and reinforced with clay nanoparticles. The...

Fracture of Aluminium Joints Bonded with Epoxy Adhesive Reinforced by MMT Nanoparticles

Published Online: Oct 02, 2009

Page range: 4 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-009-0006-0

Keywords
Epoxy adhesive, Nano clay, Nanofiller, Montmorillonite, Fracture

This content is open access.

Fracture of Aluminium Joints Bonded with Epoxy Adhesive Reinforced by MMT Nanoparticles

Published Online: Oct 02, 2009

Page range: 4 - 11

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-009-0006-0

KeywordsEpoxy adhesive, Nano clay, Nanofiller, Montmorillonite, Fracture

This content is open access.

Keywords
Epoxy adhesive, Nano clay, Nanofiller, Montmorillonite, Fracture