%0 Journal Article %A Yanovsky, Yuri G. %A Valiev, H. H. %A Kornev, Yu. V. %A Karnet, Yulia N. %A Boiko, O. V. %A Kosichkina, K. P. %A Yumashev, O. B. %D 2010 %I Begell House %K scale factor, nanocomposites, nanoparticles, AFM, nanoindentation, structure of composites, strength %N 3 %P 187-210 %R 10.1615/NanomechanicsSciTechnolIntJ.v1.i3.10 %T THE ROLE OF THE SCALE FACTOR IN ESTIMATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH NANOFILLERS %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/11e12455066dab5d,2d70c2f51a3ee05e,75eda6473d8d3773.html %V 1 %X Using the methods of probe microscopy and nanoindentation, the physicomechanical properties of elastomer composites, which include nanodimensional particles of various kinds of fillers, have been investigated by strength macrotests. In the mode of the surface topography, phase contrast, and force modulation the nanostructure of filled composites and the distribution of the aggregates of filler particles in a matrix have been studied, and for the first time in the course of direct experiments estimation of the structural and mechanical parameters of the interphase layers of such kind of objects has been made. A comparison with the properties of microfilled elastomer composites was carried out. The evaluation of the scale factor in deformation in connection with the recorded strength parameters of the medium has been performed. %8 2010-12-24