Morphological and mechanical properties of carbon nanotube/polymer composites via melt compounding

This paper investigates the structure, length, and percentage of functional groups of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) depending on the time taken for functionalization in HNO3 and H2SO4 mixture. The carbon nanotube content and influence of functionalization time on mechanical properties of polymer composite materials based on epoxy matrix are studied. The extreme dependencies of mechanical properties of carbon nanotube functionalization time of polymer composites were established. The rise in tensile strength of obtained composites reaches 102% and elastic modulus reaches 227% as compared to that of unfilled polymer. The composites exhibited best mechanical properties by including carbon nanotube with 0.5 h functionalization time.

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Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites: Recent Developments in Mechanical Properties

Physical Properties of Polymers Handbook ◽

10.1007/978-0-387-69002-5_35 ◽

2007 ◽

pp. 585-598 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M. C. Weisenberger ◽

Rodney Andrews ◽

T. Rantell

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Recent Developments

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Mechanical and thermal behaviours of graphite flake-reinforced acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene composites and their correlation with entanglement density, adhesion, reinforcement and C factor

RSC Advances ◽

10.1039/c6ra09236e ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 6 (56) ◽

pp. 50559-50571 ◽

Cited By ~ 38

Author(s):

Alok Kumar Pandey ◽

Ravindra Kumar ◽

Vashu Singh Kachhavah ◽

Kamal K. Kar

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽

Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽

Graphite Flake ◽

Entanglement Density ◽

Dynamic Mechanical ◽

Melt Compounding ◽

Butadiene Styrene

Dynamic mechanical properties of the polymer composites prepared by melt compounding of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) and graphite flakes (GFs).

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Progress in Conductive-Polymer Carbon Nanotube Composites

Materials Science Forum ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.848.13 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 848 ◽

pp. 13-17

Author(s):

Run Run Xu ◽

Xiang Hong Wu ◽

Yun Long Han

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Conductive Polymer ◽

Research Direction ◽

High Price ◽

Inorganic Filler ◽

Conductive Polymer Composites ◽

Nanotube Composites ◽

Carbon Nanotube Composites

Carbon nanotube (CNT) has been widely used as a kind of conductive inorganic filler in composites due to its excellent mechanical properties, thermal properties and electrical properties. Unfortunately, a deal of CNT is needed because it tends to agglomerate in matrix polymers. And therefore the researchers need to explore appropriate methods to decrease the usage of CNT for its high price. This paper summaries the recent development progress in carbon nanotube filled conductive polymer composites, in aspects of the approaches how to reduce the usage of CNT and application of biodegradable CNT-polymer composites. In addition, the future developing research direction in conductive polymer composites filled with carbon nanotube was indicated.

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