Synthesis of KH550-Modified Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofillers for Improving Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of BN Nanofillers
2.3. Preparation of BN/Epoxy Nanocomposites
2.4. Characterization and Measurement
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphology and Element Mapping of BN Nanofillers
3.2. FTIR Analysis of BN Nanofillers
3.3. TGA Analysis of BN Nanofillers
3.4. Thermal Conductivity Analysis of BN Nanofillers
3.5. Thermomechanical Properties of the Epoxy Nanocomposites
3.6. Effectiveness of the BN Nanofillers and Constrained Region of the Epoxy Nanocomposites
3.7. Fracture Surface Analysis of the Epoxy Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Gg′ (GPa) | Gr′ (GPa) | βf | W | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neat epoxy | 2.28 | 0.011 | 207.3 | 0.754 | 0 |
R-BN/epoxy | 2.49 | 0.013 | 191.5 | 0.751 | 0.004 |
BM-BN/epoxy | 2.63 | 0.018 | 146.1 | 0.747 | 0.009 |
BM-KH550-BN/epoxy | 2.85 | 0.026 | 109.6 | 0.746 | 0.011 |
BM@KH550-BN/epoxy | 3.09 | 0.039 | 79.2 | 0.739 | 0.02 |
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Tang, B.; Cao, M.; Yang, Y.; Guan, J.; Yao, Y.; Yi, J.; Dong, J.; Wang, T.; Wang, L. Synthesis of KH550-Modified Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofillers for Improving Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Nanocomposites. Polymers 2023, 15, 1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061415
Tang B, Cao M, Yang Y, Guan J, Yao Y, Yi J, Dong J, Wang T, Wang L. Synthesis of KH550-Modified Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofillers for Improving Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Nanocomposites. Polymers. 2023; 15(6):1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061415
Chicago/Turabian StyleTang, Bolin, Miao Cao, Yaru Yang, Jipeng Guan, Yongbo Yao, Jie Yi, Jun Dong, Tianle Wang, and Luxiang Wang. 2023. "Synthesis of KH550-Modified Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nanofillers for Improving Thermal Conductivity of Epoxy Nanocomposites" Polymers 15, no. 6: 1415. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15061415