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. 2021 Jan 20;13(3):320. doi: 10.3390/polym13030320

Table 1.

Cryogenic mechanical properties of modified thermoset polymers.

Resin System 1 Modifier 1 Content Temperature Mechanical Properties Ref.
DGEBF/DETDA MWCNTS 0.5 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 119.35 MPa
Tensile modulus: 5.26 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 3.20%
Impact strength: 35.56 KJ/m2
[37]
DGEBA/EP-PU/DETDA MWCNTS-NH2 0.2 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 120 MPa
Tensile modulus: 7.0 GPa
Flexural strength: 275 MPa
Flexural modulus: 8.0 GPa
Impact strength: 32 KJ/m2
Fracture toughness: 3.25 MPa·m1/2
[38]
DGEBA/15 wt% Oligomer/D-230 O-CNTs 0.5 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 91.7 MPa
Tensile modulus: 3.6 GPa
Impact strength: 46 KJ/m2
[39]
DEGBA/DETDA Graphene 0.1 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 140.0 MPa
Tensile modulus: 7.0 GPa
Impact strength: 21.9 KJ/m2
[40]
DGEBA/DETA GO-PDA 1 wt% 150 K Tensile strength: 70 MPa
Tensile modulus: 3.29 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.50%
GIC: 666.32 J/m2
KIC: 1.58 MN/m3/2
[41]
DGEBA/diluent/D-230 FGSs 1.6 wt% 143 K Tensile strength: 82.91 MPa
Tensile modulus: 5.54 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 1.65%
[42]
DGEBA/TETA GO 0.2 wt% 193 K Tensile strength: 150 MPa
Tensile modulus: 4.7 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 3.7%
[43]
DGEBA/D-230 Fe3O4/GO 0.5 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 96.4 MPa
Tensile modulus: 5.9 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 19.5%
Impact strength: 44.2 MPa
KIC: 2.1 MN/m3/2
[44]
DGEBF/DETD SiO2 4 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 77.63 MPa
Tensile modulus: 4.62 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.2%
[45]
DGEBA/BCE/BCP Nano-clay 3 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 169 MPa
Tensile modulus: 5.5 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.2%
[46]
DGEBA/DDM KH560-modified silica 1 wt% 90 K Tensile strength: 169 MPa
Tensile modulus: 9.0 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.5%
[47]
DGEBF/DETD PES 20 phr 77 K Tensile strength: 86.64 MPa
Tensile modulus: 4.32 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.87%
[48]
DGEBA/D-230 PBT/PEI/PC 1.5 wt% 77 K Impact strength: 34.5 KJ/m2(PBT)
Impact strength: 39.8 KJ/m2(PEI)
Impact strength: 36.01 KJ/m2(PC)
[49]
DGEBA/DETDA HTPU 5 phr 77 K Tensile strength: 161.67 MPa
Tensile modulus: 6.89 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 2.58%
Impact strength: 30 KJ/m2
[50]
DGEBF/DDM EPSE 5 wt% 90 K Tensile strength: 210 MPa
Tensile fracture strain: 3%
[51]
DGEBF/DDM EPSE 5–8 wt% 77 K KIC: 2.35 MN/m3/2 (5 wt%)
KIC: 2.6 MN/m3/2 (8 wt%)
[52]
DGEBF/DETD NR 15 phr 77 K Tensile strength: 129.98 MPa
Tensile modulus: 4.13 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 3.15%
KIC: 2.2 MN/m3/2
[53]
DGEBA/NA/A-178 HK021 80 phr 77 K LSS: 9.7Mpa [54]
DGEBF/MeTHPA H30 10 wt% 77 K Tensile strength: 115.6 MPa
Tensile modulus: 3.8 GPa
Tensile fracture strain: 3.1%
Impact strength: 32 KJ/m2
[55]

1 Abbreviations: DGEBF, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-F; DETD, diethyl toluene diamine; MWCNTs, Multi walled carbon nanotubes; DGEBA, diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A;EP-PU, epoxy grafted polyurethane; MWCNTS-NH2, aminated Multi walled carbon nanotubes; D-230, polyoxypropylenediamine; O-CNTs, oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes; GO-PDA, graphene oxide/poly p-phenylenediamine;FGs, functionalized graphene sheets.TETA, Triethylene tetra amine;GO, graphene oxide; BCE, 2,2-bis(4-cyanatophenyl) isopropylidene; BCP, block copolymer; DDM, 4,4′-diaminodiphenylmethane; KH-560, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane; PES, Polyethersulfone; PBT, Polybutylene terephthalate; PEI, Polyether imide; PC, Polycarbonate; HTPU, hydroxyl-terminated polyurethanes; EPSE, epoxy-functionalized polysiloxane;NR, carboxylic nitrile-butadiene nano-rubber; NA, nadictetrahydric-methylanhydride; A-178, commercial name of silane coupling agent; HK021, commercial name of diol molecule; MeTHPA, Methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride; H30, commercial name of hyperbranched polyester.