Abstract:
The carboxyl carboxyl nitrile rubber (CTBN) and nano-silica (nano SiO
2) were used as toughening agents, the copolymer of CTBN and epoxy resin (EP) were prepared as an emulsion by reverse transfer, followed by addition of nano SiO
2 for blending. Finally, the curing agent was added to prepare the nano SiO
2-CTBN modified water-based EP(nano SiO
2-CTBN/WEP) composite by gradient heating. The properties of the nano SiO
2-CTBN/WEPcomposite were characterized by an FTIR, SEM, TEM, universal tensile tester and TGA. The results show that:when the CTBN mass fraction is 20%(mass ratio to EP E-51), the prepared CTBN/WEP emulsion exhibites better storage stability. The addition of 3% nano SiO
2 in CTBN/WEP resultes in the best effect of toughening. The tensile strength is 14.5 MPa, the elongation at break is 9.1%, the impact strength is 11.3 kJ/m
2 and the flexural strength is 22.4 MPa, which increase by 40.1%, 27.4%, 73.9% and 72.7%, respectively, compared with the CTBN/WEP sample without adding of nano SiO
2. The initial thermal decomposition temperature of the nano SiO
2-CTBN/WEP also increases by nearly 25℃.