In order to improve the comprehensive electrical and thermal properties of traditional electrical epoxy composites
surface graft modification of nano-Al
2
O
3
is applied to achieve better dispersion and interface strength in epoxy matrix
so as to improve its influence on the electrical and thermal properties of epoxy nano-composites. Bisphenol-A epoxy resin is taken as the matrix mater
ial
and the nano-Al
2
O
3
particles coated with silane coupling agent and long-chain polystyrene(PS)are grafted and modified. The epoxy nano-composites with different mass fractions of surface-modified nano-Al
2
O
3
are prepared by mechanical dispersion method. The effects of different contents of PS-grafted nano-Al
2
O
3
on thermal stability
glass transition temperature
breakdown field strength and dielectric properties of the epoxy composites are studied. The results show that the grafted and modified nano-Al
2
O
3
particles disperse evenly in the epoxy matrix. With the increase of doping amount
both the breakdown strength and electric constant of the grafted and modified nano-Al
2
O
3
epoxy composite increase. Compared with neat epoxy
the grafted and modified nano-Al
2
O
3
/epoxy composite with 3% mass fraction shows the highest dielectric breakdown strength and the strength increases by about 5.67%. The dielectric constant of the nano-Al
2
O
3
/epoxy composite grafted with 5% styrene increases by 8.59%. It is concluded that grafting styrene to the surface of nano-Al
2
O
3
can greatly improve the compatibility between the nano-particles and the polymer matrix
enhance the dispersibility and further improve the breakdown strength
which may provide a basis for the development and promotion of epoxy nanocomposites in the electrical field.
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