Study some of the mechanical characteristics for polymer matrix composite reinforced by toner carbon nanoparticles TCNP

Abstract

Nanocomposites play a significant role in one of the most promising technologies, known as nanotechnology. Nanocarbon polymers provide enormous possibilities to human civilization. Activated carbons have been used since the prehistoric age and have been playing major roles in many applications industrial. This work focuses on studying the addition effect of the prepared Toner carbon nanoparticles TCNP with particles size of (89.77nm) as a nanoparticles with different weight percentages(2, 4, 6) % to unsaturated polyester resin (UPE) and epoxy resin (EP) as a matrix to prepare polyester nanocomposites and epoxy nanocomposites. The hand lay-up method was used to prepare neat polyester, neat epoxy and their nanocomposites sheets. The mechanical properties were studied including impact strength and hardness strength for the samples. The results showed that the samples of UPE/TCNP nanocomposite gained highest values of impact strength (4.57 KJ/m2) at ratio percent (2%) and the samples of EP/TCNP nanocomposite gained highest values of Impact strength (4.94 KJ/m2) atratiopercent (4%). Also the results showed that the EP/TCNP nanocomposite gained highest values of impact strength (4.94 KJ/m2) compared with UPE / TCNP nanocomposite (4.57 KJ /m2) at the same ratio percent (4%).
Also the results showed that the samples of UPE/TCNP nanocomposite gained highest values of shore D number (85.40 H.NO.) at weight percentage (4%).While the samples of EP/TCNP nanocomposite gained highest values of shore D number (84.00 H.NO.) at weight Percentage (4%).