Abstract
The development of lighter and more resistant advanced materials for high impact application as ballistic protection on automotive, aircraft and personal protection is of great interest for defense and public safety. The enhancement of ballistic protection becomes increasingly necessary due to the technological advancement of conventional armaments, failures and release of fragments at high speed. There is no sector dedicated to produce high impact materials for ballistic protection in the Brazilian defense industry, however there is a large demand of these materials that is met by imports. The most commonly materials used for high impact applications in ballistic protection are steel and aluminum. Composites materials and high performance polymers like ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) can also be used and Brazil is one of the few manufacturers of the UHMW-PE in the world. The objective of this research project is the development of UHMW-PE/LLDPE blends-based nanocomposites with carbon nanotubes for high impact applications. The study is based on the processability of the nanocomposites using different methods and equipments to obtain materials with better distribution of the nanofiller in the polymeric matrix, promoting improvements in the thermal and mechanical properties. (AU)
Scientific publications
(13)
(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
DE FARIA, PATRICK VALADAO;
BACKES, EDUARDO HENRIQUE;
MONTAGNA, LARISSA STIEVEN;
PINTO, SIMONE DE SOUZA;
PESSAN, LUIZ ANTONIO;
REZENDE, MIRABEL CERQUEIRA;
PASSADOR, FABIO ROBERTO.
Effect of PANI on Thermal, Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of HDPE/LLDPE/PANI Composites.
MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS,
v. 21,
n. 1
2018.
Web of Science Citations: 0.
DOS SANTOS, CAROLINE MARTINS;
DA SILVA, BRUNA CRISTINA;
BACKES, EDUARDO HENRIQUE;
MONTAGNA, LARISSA STIEVEN;
PESSAN, LUIZ ANTONIO;
PASSADOR, FABIO ROBERTO.
Effect of LLDPE on Aging Resistance and Thermal, Mechanical, Morphological Properties of UHMWPE/LLDPE Blends.
MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS,
v. 21,
n. 5
2018.
Web of Science Citations: 0.
PASSADOR, FABIO R.;
DE FARIA, PATRICK V.;
BACKES, EDUARDO H.;
MONTANHEIRO, THAIS L. A.;
MONTAGNA, LARISSA S.;
PINTO, SIMONE DE SOUZA;
PESSAN, LUIZ A.;
REZENDE, MIRABEL C.
Thermal, mechanical and electromagnetic properties of LLDPE/PANI composites.
POLYMER BULLETIN,
v. 74,
n. 7,
p. 2701-2717,
JUL 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 6.