Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Composite Samples
2.3. Characterization of Composites
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Morphological Characterization of PET and Composites
3.2. Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA) Behaviour of the Unfilled PET Matrix
3.3. DMTA Behaviour of PET/Graphite Microcomposites
3.4. DMTA of PET/GNP Nanocomposites
3.5. DMTA of PET/MWCNT Nanocomposites
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Graphite (wt. %) | E′ at 25 °C (MPa) | E′ at 100 °C (MPa) | Tg (°C) | tanδ at Tg |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1330 ± 92 | 10.0 ± 2.5 | 80.5 ± 1.3 | 1.15 ± 0.1 |
2 | 1417 ± 130 | 10.0 ± 4.0 | 80.9 ± 0.3 | 1.08 ± 0.1 |
5 | 1536 ± 177 | 13.0 ± 6.0 | 80.8 ± 0.6 | 1.00 ± 0.1 |
10 | 1893 ± 119 | 11.0 ± 3.0 | 82.4 ± 1.2 | 1.02 ± 0.2 |
15 | 1928 ± 142 | 13.5 ± 0.8 | 82.7 ± 1.5 | 0.88 ± 0.1 |
GNP (wt. %) | E′ at 25 °C (MPa) | E′ at 100 °C (MPa) | Tg (°C) | tanδ at Tg |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1330 ± 92 | 10. 0 ± 2.5 | 80.5 ± 1.3 | 1.15 ± 0.10 |
2 | 1447 ± 88 | 22.9 ± 2.2 | 80.0 ± 0.9 | 1.02 ± 0.30 |
6 | 2308 ± 62 | 44.6 ± 5.2 | 82.7 ± 0.5 | 0.93 ± 0.02 |
8 | 2095 ± 84 | 129.4 ± 14 | 83.5 ± 0.7 | 0.69 ± 0.04 |
10 | 1782 ± 33 | 120.0 ± 44 | 82.1 ± 0.9 | 0.69 ± 0.10 |
MWCNT (wt. %) | E′ at 25 °C (MPa) | E′ at 100 °C (MPa) | Tg (°C) | tanδ at Tg |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1330 ± 92 | 10.0 ± 2.5 | 80.5 ± 1.3 | 1.15 ± 0.1 |
0.1 | 1668 ± 111 | 20.0 ± 1.4 | 82.0 ± 2.0 | 0.98 ± 0.2 |
0.2 | 1396 ± 108 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | 83.0 ± 2.0 | 1.16 ± 0.1 |
1 | 1627 ± 123 | 46.0 ± 1.3 | 81.0 ± 1.0 | 0.55 ± 0.02 |
2 | 1550 ± 167 | 169 ± 43 | 84.4 ± 0.6 | 0.30 ± 0.02 |
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Alshammari, B.A.; Wilkinson, A.N.; AlOtaibi, B.M.; Alotibi, M.F. Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate. Polymers 2022, 14, 2440. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122440
Alshammari BA, Wilkinson AN, AlOtaibi BM, Alotibi MF. Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate. Polymers. 2022; 14(12):2440. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122440
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlshammari, Basheer A., Arthur N. Wilkinson, Bandar M. AlOtaibi, and Mohammed F. Alotibi. 2022. "Influence of Carbon Micro- and Nano-Fillers on the Viscoelastic Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate" Polymers 14, no. 12: 2440. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14122440