Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites
In this work, different graphene-related materials (GRMs) and polyamide-6 (PA6) were melt compounded by twin screw extrusion. The GRMs prepared were graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silane functionalised reduced graphene oxide (f-rGO). The GRMs had...
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doaj-d8dabe040aa74a2987dc767752eee20b2020-11-25T03:57:36ZengElsevierResults in Materials2590-048X2020-09-017100105Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocompositesJulio Gomez0Elvira Villaro1Panagiotis G. Karagiannidis2Ahmed Elmarakbi3Avanzare Innovacion Tecnologica, S.L. Av. Lentiscares 4-6, 26370, Navarrete, Spain; Corresponding author.Instituto de Tecnologías Químicas de La Rioja (Inter-Química), San Francisco 11, 26370, Navarrete, SpainSchool of Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, SR6 0DD, United KingdomDepartment of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, NE18ST, United KingdomIn this work, different graphene-related materials (GRMs) and polyamide-6 (PA6) were melt compounded by twin screw extrusion. The GRMs prepared were graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silane functionalised reduced graphene oxide (f-rGO). The GRMs had comparable lateral size (20–30 μm), but different thickness and surface chemistry which resulted in different behaviour in processing of melt flow, maximum loading in the PA6 matrix (15%wt for GNPs, 10%wt for GO, 2%wt for rGO and 2.5%wt for f-rGO) as well as mechanical properties. A second extrusion phase produced formulations with lower concentration of GRMs. In the case of f-rGO/PA6, the melt flow index increased by over 76% at 0.5%wt loading compared with the pure PA6 resin, facilitating processing and dispersion of the flakes within the matrix and increasing the Young´s modulus (E) and tensile strength by 39%. However, high filler content above 10% has been achieved only for GNPs improving the Young´s modulus by 50% at 15%wt.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590048X20300479GrapheneGraphene oxideReduced graphene oxideFunctionalisationPolyamide-6Polymer nanocomposites |
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Julio Gomez Elvira Villaro Panagiotis G. Karagiannidis Ahmed Elmarakbi Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites Results in Materials Graphene Graphene oxide Reduced graphene oxide Functionalisation Polyamide-6 Polymer nanocomposites |
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Julio Gomez Elvira Villaro Panagiotis G. Karagiannidis Ahmed Elmarakbi |
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Julio Gomez |
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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Effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (GRMs) on melt processing and properties of GRM/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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effects of chemical structure and morphology of graphene-related materials (grms) on melt processing and properties of grm/polyamide-6 nanocomposites |
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In this work, different graphene-related materials (GRMs) and polyamide-6 (PA6) were melt compounded by twin screw extrusion. The GRMs prepared were graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and silane functionalised reduced graphene oxide (f-rGO). The GRMs had comparable lateral size (20–30 μm), but different thickness and surface chemistry which resulted in different behaviour in processing of melt flow, maximum loading in the PA6 matrix (15%wt for GNPs, 10%wt for GO, 2%wt for rGO and 2.5%wt for f-rGO) as well as mechanical properties. A second extrusion phase produced formulations with lower concentration of GRMs. In the case of f-rGO/PA6, the melt flow index increased by over 76% at 0.5%wt loading compared with the pure PA6 resin, facilitating processing and dispersion of the flakes within the matrix and increasing the Young´s modulus (E) and tensile strength by 39%. However, high filler content above 10% has been achieved only for GNPs improving the Young´s modulus by 50% at 15%wt. |
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Graphene Graphene oxide Reduced graphene oxide Functionalisation Polyamide-6 Polymer nanocomposites |
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