Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites
The viscoelastic, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites with different contents of nanofiller were investigated. According to transmission electron microscopy results, the nanofiller particles were homogeneously dispersed in the matrix. The rheol...
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doaj-3aa8fde04957450da8ed39322eba92112020-11-24T22:24:02ZengAssociação Brasileira de PolímerosPolímeros1678-51692013-01-0123445646110.4322/polimeros.2013.066S0104-14282013000400005Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocompositesCreusa Iara Ferreira0Otavio Bianchi1Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo2Ricardo Vinicius Bof de Oliveira3Raquel Santos Mauler4Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulBraskemUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulThe viscoelastic, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites with different contents of nanofiller were investigated. According to transmission electron microscopy results, the nanofiller particles were homogeneously dispersed in the matrix. The rheological properties indicated that incorporation of graphite improved the matrix stiffness and had a reinforcing effect. Exfoliated graphite had a weak interaction with the polypropylene. The behavior of the nanocomposites was similar to that of polypropylene in terms of the interfacial detachment inferred from the transmission electron microscopy images and of their G' (storage) and G'' (loss) moduli, and viscosity. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposites compared to the matrix improved significantly for the flexural and storage moduli with little loss of impact strength.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282013000400005&lng=en&tlng=enExfoliated graphitemechanical propertiesnanocompositeviscoelastic properties |
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Creusa Iara Ferreira Otavio Bianchi Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo Ricardo Vinicius Bof de Oliveira Raquel Santos Mauler |
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Creusa Iara Ferreira Otavio Bianchi Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo Ricardo Vinicius Bof de Oliveira Raquel Santos Mauler Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites Polímeros Exfoliated graphite mechanical properties nanocomposite viscoelastic properties |
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Creusa Iara Ferreira Otavio Bianchi Mauro Alfredo Soto Oviedo Ricardo Vinicius Bof de Oliveira Raquel Santos Mauler |
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Creusa Iara Ferreira |
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Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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Morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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morphological, viscoelastic and mechanical characterization of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites |
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Associação Brasileira de Polímeros |
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Polímeros |
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1678-5169 |
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The viscoelastic, mechanical and morphological properties of polypropylene/exfoliated graphite nanocomposites with different contents of nanofiller were investigated. According to transmission electron microscopy results, the nanofiller particles were homogeneously dispersed in the matrix. The rheological properties indicated that incorporation of graphite improved the matrix stiffness and had a reinforcing effect. Exfoliated graphite had a weak interaction with the polypropylene. The behavior of the nanocomposites was similar to that of polypropylene in terms of the interfacial detachment inferred from the transmission electron microscopy images and of their G' (storage) and G'' (loss) moduli, and viscosity. The mechanical properties of the nanocomposites compared to the matrix improved significantly for the flexural and storage moduli with little loss of impact strength. |
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Exfoliated graphite mechanical properties nanocomposite viscoelastic properties |
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