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| Author(s): |
Ferreira, F. V.
[1]
;
Menezes, B. R. C.
[1]
;
Franceschi, W.
[1]
;
Ferreira, E. V.
[2]
;
Lozano, K.
[3]
;
Cividanes, L. S.
[1]
;
Coutinho, A. R.
[4]
;
Thim, G. P.
[1]
Total Authors: 8
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| Affiliation: | [1] Technol Inst Aeronaut ITA, Dept Aeronaut & Mech Engn, Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Fed Univ Parana UFPR, Dept Stat, Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
[3] Univ Texas Rio Grande Valley, Mech Engn Dept, Edinburg, TX - USA
[4] Methodisth Univ Piracicaba, Lab Carbon Mat, Santa Barbara Doeste, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; v. 25, n. 9, p. 531-539, 2017. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 15 |
| Abstract | |
Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced high-density polyethylene (HDPE) composites were prepared by a melt mixing procedure. The mechanical properties were analyzed using a central composite design where key factors were CNT concentration and sonication temperature during the sample preparation process. The results indicated that the optimum values were 0.8wt% for the concentration of CNT and 55 degrees C for the sonication temperature. The samples obtained at optimal conditions were systematically studied. Nanoindentation analysis showed an increase of 43% in Vickers hardness of the nanocomposite when compared to pure polymer. The improvement on the mechanical property is related to changes in the thermo-physical and viscoelastic properties of the nanocomposite. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/20218-0 - Nanocomposites of CNT/HDPE: effect of alcanes functionalization |
| Grantee: | Filipe Vargas Ferreira |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/17492-6 - Effect of CTN functionalization with alcenes of several sizes on the CNT/PEAD nanocomposites |
| Grantee: | Gilmar Patrocínio Thim |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |