Incorporation of Titanium Carbide Nanoparticles into Epoxy Resin Composites to Enhance Mechanical and Thermal Properties

¹ Department of CSE, GRIET, Bachupally, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
² Uttaranchal University, Dehradun - 248007, India
³ Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Rajpura - 140417, Punjab, India
⁴ Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India,
⁵ Chitkara Centre for Research and Development, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh - 174103 India
⁶ Department of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Bahra University, Waknaghat, Distt. Solan, HP-173234, India.
⁷ Faculty of Sciences, Research & Incubation Centre, Rayat Bahra University, Chandigarh-Ropar NH 205, Greater Mohali, Punjab, 140103, India

^* Corresponding author: kittu.bhargavi@gmail.com

Abstract

Titanium carbide (TiC) nanoparticles were included into epoxy resin composites to enhance their mechanical and thermal properties. Epoxy-TiC nanocomposites were produced using a solution mixing method, including different concentrations of TiC (0.5 weight percent, 1 weight percent, 2 weight percent, and 5 weight percent). The nanocomposites were then submitted to mechanical and thermal assessment. The results indicate that the addition of TiC nanoparticles enhanced the tensile strength from 50 MPa to 75 MPa, the flexural strength from 80 MPa to 110 MPa, and the impact strength from 10 kJ/m² to 15 kJ/m² at a TiC content of 2 weight percent. The initial deterioration temperature rose from 350 degrees Celsius to 375 degrees Celsius, while the glass transition temperature went from 120 degrees Celsius to 130 degrees Celsius. This led to enhanced thermal stability. A little reduction in features occurred due to the agglomeration of TiC nanoparticles when the concentration was raised to five weight percent. This study demonstrated that the optimal concentration of titanium carbide (TiC) for enhancing mechanical and thermal performance in epoxy composites is 2 weight percent. This suggests that these composites possess the capability for use in sophisticated engineering applications.