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This article describes a study that focuses on the individuality of compound polymeric constituents. The present study includes a material description, experimental results, and test results for the physical, mechanical, and microstructure of "Epoxy" and "polypropylene" composites containing erbium oxide particles of micron-sized dimensions. Based on these findings, a mathematical connection has been developed to approximate the effective thermal conduction of polymer compounds by uniform distribution of micro-sized particle fillers. Erbium oxide-filled polymer has been correlated using numerical analysis and experiments. Erbium content is influenced by the thermal properties of glass transition temperature (Tg) and coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of "EPOXY" and "POLYPROPYLENE" compounds, and this report details the experiment.

Keywords

Epoxy; Polypropylene; Erbium Oxide Particles; Particle Fillers; Glass Transition Temperature (Tg); Coefficient of Thermal Expansion

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