Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetric study of polystyrene-based composites with fly ash, cenospheres, and calcium aluminosilicate as fillers

Altaweel, Abdullah M. A. M. and Ranganathaiah, C. and Siddramaiah, B. (2010) Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy and Differential Scanning Calorimetric study of polystyrene-based composites with fly ash, cenospheres, and calcium aluminosilicate as fillers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 116 (5). pp. 3087-3094. ISSN 1097-4628

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Abstract

Abstract Polystyrene-based composites with Fly ash, Cenospheres, and Calcium aluminosilicate as fillers have been examined for their mechanical and microstructure properties. Free volume measurements have been carried out using Positron Lifetime Spectroscopy to probe the microstructural features of the composites. Incorporation of fly ash, cenospheres, and calcium aluminosilicate improved the thermal properties of the composites due to increased Tg of the composites as revealed by the DSC data. Also, it was observed that the mechanical properties of calcium aluminosilicate filled composites improved more compared to fly ash and cenospheres filled composites. We attribute these favorable changes to the higher silica content of calcium aluminosilicate on account of possible interactions between the polymer matrix and silica and to some extent from particulate size. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	composites, polystyrene, fillers, mechanical properties, free volume, glass transition
Subjects:	D Physical Science > Physics
Divisions:	Department of > Physics
Depositing User:	LA manjunath user
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2019 11:21
Last Modified:	09 May 2023 03:33
URI:	http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/5020

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