关键词: 改性二氧化硅 / 力学性能
Abstract:
As an important reinforcing filler, silica has been widely used in rubber and resin-based chemical materials, such as tyres and seals, due to its high specific surface area and surface activity. However, in applications involving unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) and similar materials, it still meets such defects as insufficient reinforcement, cracking, and poor impact toughness, demanding the use of chemical modification techniques to improve their mechanical properties. In this study, modified silica (SiO₂-MPS and SiO₂-MPS-AA) is prepared, to systematically investigate the mechanisms by which these two modified silica types regulate the dispersion and mechanical properties of UPR composites. When the modified silica filler content reaches 0.5%, SiO₂-MPS increases the tensile strength of the UPR composite by 16.7%, whilst SiO₂-MPS-AA increases the tensile strength by 56% and the impact strength by 34.84%. The results indicate that modified silica improves its dispersion within the UPR matrix and enhances the interfacial bonding strength between the two phases, thereby providing an effective route for the high-performance modification of UPR.
Keywords: modified silica / mechanical properties / unsaturated polyester resin / silica / coupling agent