Nano-Based Reinforcing Adhesive Produced in Iran for Car Body
‘Ayegh Khodro Toos’ company has made the product which is an epoxy resin-based and solvent-free reinforcing adhesive containing nanoparticles.
It should be cured at temperatures above 140 C to become resistant against moisture, heat, extreme cold, and acidic and alkaline media.
The incorporation of nanoparticles in the epoxy resin matrix has resulted in improved flowability, adhesion strength, and heat flux, and enhanced wear resistance in a convenient and cost-effective way.
The product can be used as reinforcing adhesive for ceilings, doors, columns, and backs of the car.
Earlier this year, researchers at an Iranian company had also produced brake pad adhesives that offer 30% superior heat dissipation at 300 degrees temperature as compared to rivals.
“Brake pad adhesive is used in producing brake pads for light and heavy vehicles. These adhesives are to connect the two lower parts and the upper layer of the pad to each other, and we used nanoparticles to improve heat dissipation of the adhesive,” said Mohammad Alizadeh, one of directors of the newly founded firm, according to the website of the Iranian Nano Technology Headquarters.
He considered the pad as a car part that is constantly exposed to friction and endures high temperature.
“Nanoparticles in this adhesive increased the resistance of the pad against heat as the tests showed," Alizadeh added.
The researcher added that in the test they carried out on their nano adhesives at the 300 temerature, the heat dissipation increased by 30% as compared to those available out in the market.
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