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The mechanical and tribological properties of epoxy composites modified with microencapsulated wax lubricant and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were investigated. The increased soft microcapsules embedded in the epoxy matrices were responsible for the reduced micro-hardness and Young’s modulus of the epoxy composites. It was found that the friction of the epoxy composites greatly decreased with increased microcapsule content due to combined lubricating effects of the both wax lubricant and MWCNTs. As a result, the wear of the epoxy composites apparently decreased with increased microcapsule content.
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Nay Win KHUN. He received his MS degree in “Mechanics and Processing of Materials” in 2006 and his PhD degree in “Thin Films Physics and Electrochemistry” in 2011, both from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include thin films and coatings, composite materials, corrosion, tribology and surface and interface.
Jinglei YANG. He received his master degree in solid mechanics from the University of Science and Technology of China, and PhD degree from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. He joined the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in 2008. His current position is an assistant professor. His research areas cover multifunctional self-healing polymers and coatings, FRP composites and nanocomposites and their mechanical, dynamic, and tribological performances, and encapsulated phase change materials for green building.
Erjia LIU. He received his bachelor degree in materials engineering from Harbin University of Science & Technology, master degree in materials engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, and PhD degree in metallurgy and materials engineering from Catholic University of Leuven. He joined the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in 1999. His current position is an associate professor. His research interests include thin films and coatings, carbon based materials, nanocomposites, nanotribology, and electrochemistry.
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Khun, N.W., Zhang, H., Yang, J. et al. Mechanical and tribological properties of epoxy matrix composites modified with microencapsulated mixture of wax lubricant and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Friction 1, 341–349 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-013-0028-9
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