In this work we study the behavior of two types of micas, when employed in nanocomposites The minerals were given to the University of Padova by Veneta Mineraria, a mining company headquartered here, in the province of Padua. As matrix we use a commercial epoxy resin (two-part), used in the automotive industry, for example by Automobili Lamborghini in various elements of their cars. There is not a lot of literature on these particular materials and that’s why we decided to study them. We expect that the presence of micas platelet, if correctly dispersed (we will investigate later this topic) will increase the mechanical properties taken into account, such as the elastic modulus, the tensile strength and the fracture toughness. In the end we present some actual and future application of this nanocomposite in different fields, such as the automotive and the biomedical.
In questa tesi studiamo il comportamento di alcune miche quando usate come filler in un materiale composito. I minerali sono stati donati all’Università di Padova da Veneta Mineraria, una società di estrazione mineraria con sede nella provincia di Padova. La matrice del composito è costituita da una resina epossidica commerciale bicomponente, utilizzata comunemente nel settore automotive, ad esempio da Automobili Lamborghini, in varie parti delle sue vetture. Non c’è molta bibliografia su questi particolari minerali e proprio per questo abbiamo scelto di studiarli. Ci aspettiamo che la presenza della mica, se correttamente dispersa nella matrice (aspetto che approfondiamo nella trattazione), migliorerà le proprietà meccaniche studiate, ovvero il modulo elastico, la resistenza alla trazione e la resistenza alla frattura. In fine sono presentate alcune applicazioni, attuali e future di questi nanocompositi in diversi settori, come ad esempio l’automotive e il biomedico.
White mica as filler for epoxy nanocomposites
BERTON, NICHOLAS
2021/2022
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In this work we study the behavior of two types of micas, when employed in nanocomposites The minerals were given to the University of Padova by Veneta Mineraria, a mining company headquartered here, in the province of Padua. As matrix we use a commercial epoxy resin (two-part), used in the automotive industry, for example by Automobili Lamborghini in various elements of their cars. There is not a lot of literature on these particular materials and that’s why we decided to study them. We expect that the presence of micas platelet, if correctly dispersed (we will investigate later this topic) will increase the mechanical properties taken into account, such as the elastic modulus, the tensile strength and the fracture toughness. In the end we present some actual and future application of this nanocomposite in different fields, such as the automotive and the biomedical.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12608/11935