Electrical, Morphological and Thermal Properties of Microinjection Molded Polypropylene/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

被引:7
作者
Zhou, S-T [1 ]
Hrymak, A. N. [1 ]
Kamal, M. R. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Chem & Biochem Engn, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
[2] McGill Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Montreal, PQ, Canada
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; COMPOSITES; NETWORK; DESTRUCTION; KINETICS;
D O I
10.3139/217.3541
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
A series of polypropylene/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (PP/CNT) nanocomposites were prepared by masterbatch dilution, then followed by microinjection molding under a defined set of processing conditions. A micropart (mu-part) which has a three-step decrease in thickness along the flow direction was fabricated to study the effect of abrupt geometrical changes in mold cavities on the distribution of CNT in PP. To facilitate characterization, the mu-parts were divided into three sections based on thickness. The distribution of CNT within each section of subsequent mu-parts was evaluated by morphological observations and electrical resistivity measurements. In addition, the thermal properties of pure PP and PP/CNT nanocomposites as well as each section of subsequent mu-parts, were assessed by differential scanning calorimetty and thermogravimetric analysis.
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页码:514 / 524
页数:11
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