Issue 71

M. C. Choukimath et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 71 (2025) 22-36; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.03

Figure 6: SEM micrographs of (a) Pure epoxy (b) GNP nanocomposite (c) h-BN nanocomposite and (d) Hybrid nanocomposite.

80 o C 120 o C 160 o C

160

139.58

140

120

118.75

113.54

113.54

111.46

99.48

101.35

100

85.94

80

79.27

69.79

62.40

61.67

60

61.98

58.85

54.17

52.29

49.58

46.35

46.98

45.21

44.38

44.58

42.19

44.27

40

40.63 Flexural Stress (MPa)

37.40

35.94

33.33

34.38

28.54

20

PE GNP1 GNP2 GNP3 HBN1 HBN2 HBN3 GH1 GH2 GH3 0

Specimens

Figure 7: Flexural Stress v/s Specimens subjected to post-curing temperatures.

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