Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (10): 2011.

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Reinforcement Property in Silicon Sealant by Nano CaCO3 Particles

WANG Yue-Lin1, WU Qing1, DU Rong-Ni2, WANG Yong2, GAO Xiao-Ling2, FU Qiang2   

  1. 1. Institute of Polymer Science, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510510, China;
    2. Department of Polymer Science & Materials, Sichuan University, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Chengdu 610065, China
  • Received:2001-08-20 Online:2002-10-24 Published:2002-10-24

Abstract: Reinforcement property of structural silicon sealant as a function of the size and loading of nano CaCO3 particles has been investigated by mechanical measurement and DMA experiments. The tensile strength and elongation at break of silicone sealant were found greatly enhanced by nano CaCO3 particles. The smaller the particle size, the higher the tensile strength and the elongation will be. The storage modulus is also remarkably increased with the increasing of CaCO3 loading and decreasing of CaCO3 particle sizes, as revealed by DAM. Two relaxation peaks are seen for silicon sealant. One is around 153 K, corresponding to the glass transition temperature(Tg), and the other is around 233 K, corresponding to the melting temperature(Tm). Both Tg and Tm increase with the increasing of CaCO3 loading and decreasing of CaCO3 particle sizes. DMA results suggest that the interaction between nano CaCO3 particles and silicon sealant is quite strong. The molecular motion of silicon sealant is highly limited by the dispersed nano CaCO3 particles.

Key words: Silicon sealant, Nano CaCO3 particles, Enhancement

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