Fracture toughness and impact resistance of syntactic foam

E. M. Wouterson; F. Y.C. Boey; X. Hu; S. C. Wong

Fracture toughness and impact resistance of syntactic foam

E. M. Wouterson, F. Y.C. Boey, X. Hu, S. C. Wong^*

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Abstract

In this study we assessed the fracture toughness, K_Ic, and the impact resistance of syntactic foam reinforced with glass microspheres of different densities and polymer binder as a function of microstructures. The preliminary results showed that both K_Ic and the linear elastic energy release rate, G_Ic, increased with increasing volume fraction of glass microspheres and the increase was higher for microspheres possessing a higher density. The latter also demonstrated a higher impact resistance.

Original language	English
Pages	1742-1746
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	61st Annual Technical Conference ANTEC 2003 - Nashville, TN, United States Duration: May 4 2003 → May 8 2003

Conference

Conference	61st Annual Technical Conference ANTEC 2003
Country/Territory	United States
City	Nashville, TN
Period	5/4/03 → 5/8/03

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

Keywords

Fracture toughness
Impact resistance
Syntactic foam

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