Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites (open access)

Effect of surfactants on pressure-sensitivity of carbon nanotube filled cement mortar composites

In this article, the pressure-sensitivity of CNT filled cement mortar composites with different concentrations of MWNT and different surfactants is investigated under repeated loading and impulsive loading, respectively. Experimental results indicate that the response of the electrical resistance of composites with NaDDBS to external force is more stable and sensitive than that of composites with SDS. Therefore, NaDDBS has higher efficiency than SDS for the dispersion of MWNT in cement mortar, and it is an effective surfactant for fabricating MWNT filled cement mortar composites with superior pressure-sensitivity.
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Han, Baoguo & Yu, Xun
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wear and friction of composites of an epoxy with boron containing wastes (open access)

Wear and friction of composites of an epoxy with boron containing wastes

Article describes development of polymer composites based on epoxy resins containing up to 50 wt. % of boron wastes and determined their pin-on-disk dynamic friction, wear, Shore D hardness and surface roughness.
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Uygunoğlu, Tayfun; Brostow, Witold, 1934- & Gunes, Ibrahim
System: The UNT Digital Library