Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate.

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 hi

SUBMITTER: Alshammari BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9227514 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature