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High-performance hierarchical composites based on polyamide 6, carbon fiber and graphene oxide

Journal

POLYMER COMPOSITES
Volume 44, Issue 6, Pages 3387-3400

Publisher

WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pc.27328

Keywords

carbon fiber reinforced polyamide 6; graphene oxide; hierarchical composites; interfacial properties; mechanical properties

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This study investigates the effect of graphene oxide (GO) coating on carbon fiber (CF) surface on the properties and morphology of CF-reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6) composites. The addition of GO coated CFs led to a significant change in the crystal structure of PA6, resulting in improved mechanical properties. The GO coating enhanced tensile and flexural strength as well as stiffness, but it decreased impact strength and fatigue life compared to unmodified PA6/CF composites. Fracture micrographs confirmed the enhanced CF-PA6 interaction and the effectiveness of GO as a coupling agent.
This study reports the effect of graphene oxide (GO) coating on carbon fiber (CF) surface on the mechanical and thermal properties and morphology of CF-reinforced polyamide 6 (PA6) composites containing 7.5 wt% of short CFs. GO was coated on the CF surface by a physical absorption method with concentrations ranging from 0.05 to 0.5 wt% GO. The PA6/CF composites were prepared by extrusion, and the specimens were obtained by injection molding. Their morphology (SEM, XRD tests), mechanical (tensile, flexural, impact, and fatigue tests), and thermal properties (DSC, TG and HDT tests) were analyzed. A significant change in the preferential (growth) crystal planes of PA6 was observed upon the incorporation of CFs containing GO, favoring the formation of a crystals in PA6. GO coating on CFs was effective and provided an increase in tensile strength and Young's modulus up to 12% and 24%, flexural strength and flexural modulus up to 22% and 25%, and a decrease in impact strength and fatigue life up to 30% and 23%, respectively, when compared to unmodified PA6/CF composites. Fracture micrographs indicated an increase in the PA6/CF interaction and the effectiveness of GO as a coupling agent for the composite.

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