Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 10, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym10111234
Keywords
wood flour/thermoplastic polyurethane blend; EPDM-g-MAH; interface bonding; shape memory
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Funding
- National Key R&D Program of China [2018YFD0600302]
- Special Project for Double First-Class-Cultivation of Innovative Talents of China [000/41113102]
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In this study, a series of heat-induced shape memory composites was prepared by the hot-melt extrusion and three-dimensional (3D) printing of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) using wood flour (WF) with different contents of EPDM-g-MAH. The mechanical properties, microtopography, thermal property analysis, and heat-induced shape memory properties of the composites were examined. The results showed that, when the EPDM-g-MAH content was 4%, the tensile elongation and tensile strength of the composites reached the maximum value. The scanning electron microscopy and dynamic mechanical analysis results revealed a good interface bonding between TPU and WF when the EPDM-g-MAH content was 4%. The thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the thermal stability of TPU/WF composites was enhanced by the addition of 4% EPDM-g-MAH. Heat-induced shape memory test results showed that the shape memory performance of composites with 4% EPDM-g-MAH was better than that of unmodified-composites. The composites' shape recovery performance at a temperature of 60 degrees C was higher than that of the composites at ambient temperature. It was also found that, when the filling angle of the specimen was 45 degrees, the recovery angle of the composites was larger.
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