%0 Journal Article
%T Enhancement of Elastic Modulus of Epoxy Resin with Carbon Nanotubes
%A Vijay Kumar Srivastava
%J World Journal of Nano Science and Engineering
%P 1-6
%@ 2161-4962
%D 2011
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjnse.2011.11001
%X Nanocomposites consisting of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and epoxy resin were produced by a standard calendaring technique. In this study, 3% multiwall carbon nanotube particles were dispersed in epoxy resin by weight to produce the multiwall carbon nanotubes/epoxy composite. Nanohardness and Raman spectroscopy tests were used to obtain the modulus of elasticity and Raman intensity of MWCNTs/ epoxy resin composite. The results show that the Raman intensity increased with the increase of Raman shift and Raman intensity also affected with the reinforcement of multiwall carbon nanotubes and 1% exposure of laser power. Also, nanohardness increased with increase of modulus of elasticity, which indicated that the toughness of epoxy resin improved with the addition of multiwall carbon nanotubes.
%K Epoxy Resin
%K Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes
%K Nanohardness
%K Raman Spectroscopy
%K Modulus of Elasticity
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=4382