Affiliation:
1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
2. Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Graphite and Graphene for Energy Storage and Coating, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China
Abstract
Epoxy resins have widespread applications across various industries, such as anticorrosive coatings, owing to their exceptional attributes. However, there is a constant demand for enhancements to their mechanical characteristics to cater to the requirements of unique and specialized conditions. In this work, graphene oxide modified by 4,4′-Oxydianiline (MGO) was prepared using a covalent grafting reaction. The MGO in epoxy resin composites exhibited a rougher morphology and thin layers with a superior tensile strength (38 MPa), elastic modulus (358 MPa), flexural strength (85 MPa), flexural modulus (957 MPa), and hardness (62 HD). The results indicated that the mechanical properties of epoxy resin are significantly improved by MGO and the improved mechanical properties of epoxy resin composites are due to the strong interfacial bonding between MGO and epoxy.
Funder
Inner Mongolia Major Science and Technology Project
Local Science and Technology Development Project of the Central Government
Project of Innovation Research in Postgraduate in Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Key Research and Technological Achievements Transformation Plan Project