Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (9): 1846.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20150145

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Effect of Surface Organic Functional Modification of ZrB2 Nanosize Multiphase Ceramics on the Thermal Properties of Its Composites

HE Yannan, YU Zhiqiang*()   

  1. Department of Materials Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2015-02-11 Online:2015-09-10 Published:2015-08-21
  • Contact: YU Zhiqiang E-mail:yuzhiqiang@fudan.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    † Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51273044)

Abstract:

In order to enhance the thermal properties of the epoxy resin, zirconium diboride(ZrB2) powders were chosen as reinforcement to add to the epoxy resin matrix to prepare composites by the in-situ polymerization due to its high melting point, good thermal conductivity and good heat resistance. The nano-alumina(Al2O3) was introduced in to form ZrB2-Al2O3 multiphase ceramics through the high energy ball milling and by surface organic modification of nano-Al2O3 to achieve improved dispersibility of ZrB2 particles in epoxy resin. The multiphase ceramic particles were modified by γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, γ-glycidoxypropyltri-methoxysilane and γ-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, respectively. The modified multiphase particles were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). The microstructure and thermal properties of composites filled with modified particles were analyzed using transmission electron microscopy(TEM), dynamic thermomechanical analysis(DMA) and thermo gravimetric analysis(TGA). The results show that the quality of multiphase particles is good after modification. The three organic coupling agent molecules are all combined to the surfaces of multiphase particles by the covalent bonds. The multiphase particles modified with organic coupling agents disperse well in epoxy resin matrix and the effect of γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane is the best. The Composites filled with modified particles present higher thermal properties compared to unmodified composites.

Key words: ZrB2-Al2O3 multiphase ceramics, Surface organic modification, Epoxy resin, Thermal property

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