Thermal and mechanical properties of a nanocomposite of a photocurable epoxy-acrylate resin and multiwalled carbon nanotubes

In this work, thermal and mechanical behaviors of nanocomposites of a photocurable epoxyacrylate resin and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were investigated. A combination of sonication, and mechanical and magnetic stirring was used to disperse 0.25 wt% and 0.75 wt% of MWCNTs into the resin. Two photocuring cycles using 12 and 24 h UV-A radiation were studied. Nanoindentation was the chosen technique for characterizing the modulus of...