Investigating the effect of silica aerogel content on the mechanical properties of epoxy resin system
Articles > Article · 2020
Authors: Hasan Yavuz Ünal, Selay SERT ÇOK, Fatoş Koç, Nilay GİZLİ, Yeliz PEKBEY
Research on Engineering Structures and Materials, Journal Indexed in AHCI, International, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), 2020, vol 6, pp 85-95
DOI: 10.17515/resm2019.111me0201
Summary
IntroductionSilica aerogels are extraordinary porous materials with numerous superior properties such as very low density (0.003-0.5 g/cm 3 ), high surface area (500-1200 m 2 /g), and high porosity (80%-99.8%)[1][2][3][4].Due to their outstanding properties aerogels are frequently used in many applications as thermal insulators [5], catalysis, chemical sensors [6], in drug delivery systems [7], acoustic insulators [8] and in space applications [9].Due to their highly developed 3D porous structure, aerogels are also used as nano-fillers in several composites production, recently.Many researchers have showed that the addition of