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The Effect of Microballoon Volume Fraction on the Elastic and Viscoelastic Properties of Hollow Microballoon-Filled
Rojer Chitrakar1, Md Sakhawat Hossain1, Sabrina Nilufar1
1School of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Materials Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
Abstract:
This paper reports the study of hollow microballoon-filled epoxy composites also known as syntactic foams with various volume fractions of microballoons. Different mechanical and thermomechanical investigations were carried out to study the elastic and viscoelastic behavior of these foams. The density, void content, and microstructure of these materials were also studied for better characterization. In addition to the experimental testing, a representative 3D model of these syntactic foams was developed to further investigate their elastic behavior. The results indicate that changes in the volume percentage of the microballoons had a substantial impact on the elastic and viscoelastic behavior of these foams. These results will help in designing and optimizing custom-tailored syntactic foams for different engineering applications.
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