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ArticlePolymers2020

Mechanical Behavior of Melt-Mixed 3D Hierarchical Graphene/Polypropylene Nanocomposites.

Karolina Gaska, Georgia C Manika, Thomas Gkourmpis, Davide Tranchida, Antonis Gitsas, Roland Kádár

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Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Karolina GaskaDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Division of Engineering Materials, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5721-2870
Georgia C ManikaDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Division of Engineering Materials, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Thomas GkourmpisInnovation & Technology, Borealis AB, SE-444 86 Stenungsund, Sweden.
Davide TranchidaInnovation & Technology, Borealis Polyolefine GmbH, St.-Peter-Straße 25, 4021 Linz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1529-1395
Antonis GitsasInnovation & Technology, Borealis Polyolefine GmbH, St.-Peter-Straße 25, 4021 Linz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6517-0153
Roland KádárDepartment of Industrial and Materials Science, Division of Engineering Materials, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-6255-4952

Funding

SIO Grafen 2017-016774SIO Grafen 2018-01475SIO Grafen 2018-03311Stiftelsen för Strategisk Forskning SM15-0054
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanical properties of novel low percolation melt-mixed 3D hierarchical graphene/polypropylene nanocomposites are analyzed in this study. The analysis spans a broad range of techniques and time scales, from impact to tensile, dynamic mechanical behavior, and creep. The applicability of the time-temperature superposition principle and its limitations in the construction of the master curve for the isotactic polypropylene (iPP)-based graphene nanocomposites has been verified and presented. The Williams-Landel-Ferry method has been used to evaluate the dynamics and also Cole-Cole curves were presented to verify the thermorheological character of the nanocomposites. Short term (quasi-static) tensile tests, creep, and impact strength measurements were used to evaluate the load transfer efficiency. A significant increase of Young's modulus with increasing filler content indicates reasonably good dispersion and adhesion between the iPP and the filler. The Young's modulus results were compared with predicted modulus values using Halpin-Tsai model. An increase in brittleness resulting in lower impact strength values has also been recorded.

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graphenemechanical propertiesnanocompositestime–temperature superposition

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PMID32521812
PMCPMC7361869

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