Preliminary study on the development of syntactic foams for marine applications

Z. Salleh; M. M. Islam; H. Ku

doi:10.1117/12.2028279

9 August 2013 Preliminary study on the development of syntactic foams for marine applications

Z. Salleh, M. M. Islam, H. Ku

Proceedings Volume 8793, Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering; 879311 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028279
Event: Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 2013, Gold Coast, Australia

Abstract

This paper focuses on the comparison of various types of matrix materials and their mechanical properties for development of syntactic foams for marine applications. Generally, syntactic foams are close pore foams fabricated by the mechanical mixing of hollow microsphere particles in a polymeric matrix resin. From the literature review, it was found that there are several polymeric resins that have been used for development of syntactic foams such as epoxy, cyanate ester, polypropylene, polysialate and vinyl ester. In this paper, a comparative discussion is presented on the mechanical properties of hollow glass particles mixing with polymeric resins for development of syntactic foams for the use of these composites in bulk applications such as marine structures.

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Z. Salleh, M. M. Islam, and H. Ku "Preliminary study on the development of syntactic foams for marine applications", Proc. SPIE 8793, Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 879311 (9 August 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2028279

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