Rheological behaviour, mechanical properties and morphological aspects of thermoplastic polyurethane reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes.

Autor: Russo, Pietro, Acierno, Domenico, Spena, Paola
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Zdroj: AIP Conference Proceedings; 6/2/2010, Vol. 1255 Issue 1, p168-171, 4p, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs
Abstrakt: Melt blended compounds based on a film grade thermoplastic polyurethane resin filled with relatively low contents of multiwalled carbon nanotubes have been investigated. Materials, prepared through the production of a masterbatch containing 3 wt% of nanotubes and subsequent dilution of the same by addition of matrix pellets, were analyzed in the form of tapes and films always taking the neat matrix, processed in the same conditions, as the reference. Improvements of the matrix extrudability and mechanical benefits showed for all investigated composite samples have been satisfactorily interpreted by morphological observations carried out in both transmission and scanning electron microscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index