Effect of MWCNTs on Wear Behavior of Epoxy Resin for Aircraft Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials
2.1. Raw Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation
3. Methods
3.1. High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HR-TEM)
3.2. Raman Spectroscopy
3.3. Tensile Testing
3.4. Hardness Tests
3.5. Abrasion Tests
3.6. Surface Imaging
4. Results
4.1. HR-TEM
4.2. Raman Spectroscopy
4.3. Tensile Testing
4.4. Hardness Test
4.5. Abrasion Tests
4.6. Surface Imaging
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mucha, M.; Krzyzak, A.; Kosicka, E.; Coy, E.; Kościński, M.; Sterzyński, T.; Sałaciński, M. Effect of MWCNTs on Wear Behavior of Epoxy Resin for Aircraft Applications. Materials 2020, 13, 2696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122696
Mucha M, Krzyzak A, Kosicka E, Coy E, Kościński M, Sterzyński T, Sałaciński M. Effect of MWCNTs on Wear Behavior of Epoxy Resin for Aircraft Applications. Materials. 2020; 13(12):2696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122696
Chicago/Turabian StyleMucha, Mateusz, Aneta Krzyzak, Ewelina Kosicka, Emerson Coy, Mikołaj Kościński, Tomasz Sterzyński, and Michał Sałaciński. 2020. "Effect of MWCNTs on Wear Behavior of Epoxy Resin for Aircraft Applications" Materials 13, no. 12: 2696. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13122696