期刊
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 73, 期 -, 页码 34-39出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.08.014
关键词
Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs); Nano-composites; Mechanical properties; Thermal properties
资金
- National Research Foundation in South Africa
- University of the Free State
- P.O.R. Sicilia, Misura 3.15 Azione C Quota Regionale
Polycarbonate/silica nanocomposites with different silica quantities were prepared by a melt compounding method. The effect of silica amount, in the range 1-5 wt.%, on the morphology, mechanical properties and thermal degradation kinetics of polycarbonate (PC) was investigated. Clusters of silica nanoparticles were well dispersed in the polycarbonate whose structure remained amorphous. NMR results showed intermolecular interactions involving the carbonyl groups of different polymeric chains which did not affect the intramolecular rotational motions. The presence of the lowest silica content showed a decrease in the storage and loss moduli below the glass transition temperature, probably due to a plasticization effect. However, an increase in the amount of silica increased the moduli. The presence of silica in PC slightly increased the thermal stability, except for the highest silica content which showed a decrease. The activation energies of thermal degradation for the nanocomposites depended on the amount of silica and on the degree of conversion. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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