ArticlePolymers2022
Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate.
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Abstract
In this research study, three carbon fillers of varying dimensionality in the form of graphite (3D), graphite nano-platelets (2D), and multiwall carbon nanotubes (1D) were incorporated into a matrix of poly (ethylene terephthalate), forming carbon-reinforced polymer composites. Melt compounding was followed by compression moulding and then a quenching process for some of the samples to inhibit crystallization. The samples were analysed using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), considering the dimensionality and loading of the carbon fillers. The dynamic mechanical analysis revealed a similar decline of storage moduli for all composites during the glassy to rubbery transition. However, storage moduli values at room temperature increased with higher loading of nano-fillers but only to a certain level; followed by a reduction attributed to the formation of agglomerates of nanotubes and/or rolled up of nano-platelets, as observed by SEM. Much greater reinforcement was observed for the carbon nanotubes compared to the graphite and or the graphite nano-platelets. The quenched PET samples showed significant changes in their dynamic mechanical properties due to both filler addition and to cold crystallization during the DMTA heating cycle. The magnitude of changes due to filler dimensionality was found to follow the order: 1D > 2D > 3D, this carbon filler with lower dimensionality have a more significant effect on the viscoelastic properties of polymer composite materials.
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