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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 89, Issue 1, Pages 70-84Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.01.004
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expandable grapline; polyamide-6; nanocomposites
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Polyamide-6 (PA-6)/graphite nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending, using a variety of graphites, including virgin graphite, expandable graphites and expanded graphite. The resulting nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, cone calorimetry, and tensile mechanical analysis. Nanocomposite formation does occur, as denoted by the nanometrc dispersion of graphite layers in the polymer matrix, and the dispersion depends on the graphite treatment. The material properties of the resulting composites are improved relative to the virgin/unfilled polymer; in particular, there is an enhancement of the thermal stability without any significant deterioration of the mechanical properties. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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