Investigation of the Synergistic Effect of Addition the Hybrid Carbon Fiber, Graphene Nanoplatelet and Matrix Modifier to Poly(phenylene sulphide) on Physical Properties

This study aims to investigate the effect of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) and terpolymer addition on the mechanical, adhesive wear and thermal properties of carbon fiber (CF) reinforced poly(phenylene sulphide) (PPS) matrix composites. In the composites the CF content was fixed at 10 wt.% and the terpolymer content at 2 wt.%, while the GNP content was changed to 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 wt.%. Physical properties of composites were evaluated by using tensile test, adhesive wear test, differential scanning calorimeter analysis and scanning electron microscopy analysis. As a result, it was concluded that the simultaneously addition of both 0.5 wt.% GNP and 2 wt.% terpolymer to CF reinforced composites improved the mechanical and tribological properties of composites. Thus, a solution has been developed to increase the efficiency of use of high performance composite materials produced for use in areas requiring good mechanical and tribological performance such as the aerospace and automotive industries.