Glass beads, toughened epoxy resin

Some linear-elastic results were obtained for direct comparison with experimental values of mechanical properties available in the literature. The materials were rubber-toughened epoxy resin (5) and epoxy resin filled with glass beads (22). The material properties used for these analyses are shown in Table II. [Pg.19]

Some inorganic particulate fillers have also been considered as toughening agents for epoxy materials. Glass beads, fly ash, alumina trihydrate, and silica were used early on to improve the toughness of filled epoxy resins. Various studies, however, have demonstrated that the fracture energy of filled epoxies reaches a maximum at a specific filler concentration. [Pg.150]