Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Journal of Applied Polymer Science, John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Source : Journal of Applied Polymer Science, John Wiley and Sons Inc., Volume 136, Number 5 (2018).
Keywords : Boron carbide, Ethers, Fillers, Functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes, High Performance Polymer, High resolution transmission electron microscopy, Ketones, Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN), Nanocomposites, Polyaryl ether ketones, Property improvement, Tensile fracture surfaces, Tensile strength, Ternary nanocomposites, Thermo-mechanical behaviors, Thermo-mechanical characterization, Thermodynamic stability, Thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, Tungsten carbide, Yarn .
Campus : Coimbatore
School : School of Engineering
Department : Chemical, Civil
Year : 2018
Abstract : This study involves the development and thermo-mechanical characterization of the individual, binary, and ternary nanocomposites using radiation resistant fillers like boron carbide (B4C), tungsten carbide (WC), and functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (F-MWCNT) in a high performance polymer, namely, poly aryl ether ketone (PAEK). Transmission electron microscopy studies revealed the distribution and dispersion of nanofillers in the matrix. It has been observed that the presence of WC and F-MWCNT in PAEK matrix significantly enhanced the tensile strength of the composite whereas B4C made it stiff and brittle in nature. The tensile property improvement caused by WC and F-MWCNT has been correlated with the tensile fracture surface morphology studies. Dynamic mechanical analysis provided insight into the positive effect of nanofillers in delaying the relaxation of polymer chains. The thermogravimetric analysis gave indications on the increase in the thermal stability of the nanocomposites with the increase of nanofillers content. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019, 136, 47032. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Cite this Research Publication : M. Remanan, Bhowmik, S., Varshney, L., and Dr. Jayanarayanan K., “Tungsten carbide, boron carbide, and MWCNT reinforced poly(aryl ether ketone) nanocomposites: Morphology and thermomechanical behavior”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 136, 2018.