Effect of Processing Conditions on the Dispersion of Vapor Grown Carbon Fiber in a Polyamide 6 and the Crystalline Structure of their Composites by Melt Compounding

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Koyama ◽  
S. Tanoue ◽  
Y. Iemoto
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Crystalline Structure ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Melt Compounding

A comparative study of the crystalline structure and mechanical properties of carbon fiber/polyamide 6 composites enhanced with/without silane treatment

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (109) ◽  
pp. 107739-107747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin Sang ◽  
YuKai Wang ◽  
Guangyi Chen ◽  
Jicai Liang ◽  
Zhiyong Wei
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Crystalline Structure ◽  
Interfacial Adhesion ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Silane Treatment ◽  
Treated Carbon

The silane-treated carbon fiber induced the formation of transcrystalline structure and enhanced the interfacial adhesion between the fiber and polyamide 6 matrix.

scholarly journals Thermal and Quasi-Static Mechanical Characterization of Polyamide 6-Graphene Nanoplatelets Composites

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1454
Author(s):  
Pietro Russo ◽  
Francesca Cimino ◽  
Antonio Tufano ◽  
Francesco Fabbrocino
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Resistance ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Graphene Nanoplatelets ◽  
Strength Parameter ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Static Mechanical ◽  
Thermal And Electrical Properties ◽  
Multifunctional Products

The growing demand for lightweight and multifunctional products in numerous industrial fields has recently fuelled a growing interest in the development of materials based on polymer matrices including graphene-like particles, intrinsically characterized by outstanding mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties. Specifically, with regard to one of the main mass sectors, which is the automotive, there has been a significant increase in the use of reinforced polyamides for underhood applications and fuel systems thanks to their thermal and chemical resistance. In this frame, polyamide 6 (PA6) composites filled with graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were obtained by melt-compounding and compared in terms of thermal and mechanical properties with the neat matrix processed under the same condition. The results of the experimental tests have shown that the formulations studied so far offer slight improvements in terms of thermal stability but much more appreciable benefits regarding both tensile and flexural parameters with respect to the reference material. Among these effects, the influence of the filler content on the strength parameter is noteworthy. However, the predictable worsening of the graphene sheet dispersion for GNPs contents greater than 3%, as witnessed by scanning electron images of the tensile fractured sections of specimens, affected the ultimate performance of the more concentrated formulation.

Improvement of the electrical conductivity of carbon fiber reinforced polymer by incorporation of nanofillers and the resulting thermal and mechanical behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 1495-1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Hamdi ◽  
Z Aboura ◽  
W Harizi ◽  
K Khellil
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Carbon Black ◽  
Electrical Current ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Carbon Fiber Reinforced

This work tends to characterize the effect of carbon black nanofillers on the properties of the woven carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymers. First of all, composites from nanofilled Polyamide 6 resin reinforced by carbon fibers were fabricated. Scanning electron microscopy observations were performed to localize the nanoparticles and showed that particles penetrated the fiber zone. In fact, by reaching this zone, the carbon black nanofillers create a connectivity's network between fibers, which produces an easy pathway for the electrical current. It explains the noticed improvement of the electrical conductivity of the carbon black nanofilled composites. Electrical conductivity of neat matrix composite passed from 20 to 80 S/cm by adding 8 wt% of carbon black and to 140 S/cm by adding 16 wt% of the same nanofiller. The addition of nanofillers modifies the heating and cooling laws of carbon fiber reinforced polymer: the nanofilled carbon fiber reinforced polymer with 16 wt% is the most conductive so it heats less. Based on these results, the use of the composite itself as an indicator of this mechanical state might be possible. In fact, the study of the influence of a mechanical loading on the electrical properties of the composite by recording the variance of an electrical set is possible.

Morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene/polyamide 6 nanocomposites prepared by a two-step melt-compounding process

2006 ◽  
Vol 100 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Gahleitner ◽  
Bernd Kretzschmar ◽  
Doris Pospiech ◽  
Elisabeth Ingolic ◽  
Norbert Reichelt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Morphology And Mechanical Properties

scholarly journals Structure-Properties Relations for Polyamide 6, Part 2: Influence of Processing Conditions during Injection Moulding on Deformation and Failure Kinetics

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuele Parodi ◽  
Gerrit Peters ◽  
Leon Govaert
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Mold Temperature ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Testing Temperature ◽  
Full Description ◽  
Time To Failure ◽  
Processing Conditions ◽  
Creep Tests ◽  
Deformation And Failure

The effect of processing conditions during injection on the structure formation and mechanical properties of injection molded polyamide 6 samples was investigated in detail. A large effect of the mold temperature on the crystallographic properties was observed. Also the the effect of pressure and shear flow was taken in to consideration and analysed. The yield and failure kinetics, including time-to-failure, were studied by performing tensile and creep tests at several test temperatures and relative humidities. As far as mechanical properties are concerned, a strong influence of temperature and relative humidity on the yield stress and time-to-failure was found. A semi-empirical model, able to describe yield and failure kinetics, was applied to the experimental results and related to the crystalline phase present in the sample. In agreement with findings in the literature it is observed that for high mold temperatures the sample morphology is more stable with respect to humidity and temperature than in case of low mold temperatures and this effects could be successfully captured by the model. The samples molded at low temperatures showed, during mechanical testing, a strong evolution of the crystallographic properties when exposed to high testing temperature and high relative humidity, i.e., an increase of crystallinity or a crystal phase transition. This makes a full description of the mechanical behavior rather complicated.

scholarly journals Polymeric Nanocomposites: Compounding and Performance

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1582-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Utracki
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Extensional Flow ◽  
Polyamide 6 ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Polymeric Nanocomposites ◽  
Organic Salts ◽  
Melt Compounding ◽  
Twin Screw ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Kinetics Of

Polymeric nanocomposites (PNC) are binary mixtures of strongly interacting, inorganic platelets dispersed in a polymeric matrix. For full exfoliation, the thermodynamic miscibility is required. There are three basic methods of organically-modified clay dispersion that might result in PNC: (1) in polymer solution (followed by solvent removal), (2) in a monomer (followed by polymerization), and (3) in molten polymer (compounding). Most commercial PNC are produced by the second method, but it is the third one that has the greatest promise for the plastics industry. Similarly as during the manufacture of polymer blends, the layered silicates must be compatibilized by intercalation with organic salts and/or addition of functionalized macromolecules. Compounding affects the kinetics of dispersion process, but rarely the miscibility. Melt compounding is carried out either in a single-screw (SSE) or a twin-screw extruder (TSE). Furthermore, an extensional flow mixer (EFM) might be attached to an extruder. Two versions of EFM were evaluated: (1) designed for polymer homogenization and blending, and (2) designed for dispersing nano-particles. In this review, the dispersion of organoclay in polystyrene (PS), polyamide-6 (PA-6) or in polypropylene (PP) is discussed. The PNC based on PS or PA-6 contained two components (polymer and organoclay), whereas those based on PP in addition had a compatibilizer mixture of two maleated polypropylenes. Better dispersion was found compounding PNC's in a SSE + EFM than in TSE with or without EFM. The mechanical performance (tensile, flexural and impact) was examined.

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