Micromechanical properties of colloidal structures

Abstract

The production, further processing as well as the product properties of nanostructured aggregates and colloidal films are specified by characteristics of the particles and particle structures. Especially, the effect of the colloidal structure on the micromechanical properties is of particular interest. The investigation of this structure-micromechanical property relationship was the main objective of this study. Therefore, the colloidal structure and micromechanical properties of silica model aggregates and colloidal PMMA films were analyzed and compared to theoretical considerations and simulations of the deformation and fracture behavior using the discrete elements method. © 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.