• Thermal, Mechanical Properties, and Morphology of Silicone Rubber Modified Epoxy/Clay Nanocomposites for Outdoor Use with Various Nanoclays

  • Sangmook Lee†

  • Division of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, 126, Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, Gyeonggi-do, 16890, Korea

  • 나노클레이의 종류에 따른 옥외용 실리콘 고무 개질 에폭시/클레이 나노복합체의 열적, 기계적 물성 및 모폴로지

  • 이상묵†

  • 단국대학교 화학공학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(2): 356-364

    Published online Mar 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.2.356
  • Received on Dec 29, 2025
  • Revised on Feb 11, 2026
  • Accepted on Feb 12, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Sangmook Lee

  • Division of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University, 126, Jukjeon-dong, Suji-gu, Gyeonggi-do, 16890, Korea

  • E-mail: s_mlee@naver.com