Morphology, Mechanical Performance and Nanoindentation Behavior of Injection Molded PC/ABS-MWCNT Nanocomposites

[EN] In this work, nanocomposites of polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) with various loads of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are investigated. Material is previously formed by masterbatch dilution approach and further processed by injection molding at various velocities. Micr...

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Autores: Wegrzyn, Marcin, Benedito, Adolfo, Sahuquillo, Oscar|||0000-0001-5360-3743, Giménez Torres, Enrique|||0000-0002-6330-0209
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/150359
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/150359
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Blends
Graphene and fullerenes
Mechanical properties
Molding
Morphology
Nanotubes
CIENCIA DE LOS MATERIALES E INGENIERIA METALURGICA
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Sumario:[EN] In this work, nanocomposites of polycarbonate/acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (PC/ABS) with various loads of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are investigated. Material is previously formed by masterbatch dilution approach and further processed by injection molding at various velocities. Microscopic characterization of nanocomposites morphology reveals stronger dependence of MWCNT dispersion on processing parameters at higher nanofiller load. Dispersion of carbon nanotubes at various distances from the injection gate is studied by Raman spectroscopy showing lower deviation at elevated injection velocity. Nanoindentation results that are in agreement with uniaxial tensile testing show a slight decrease of nanocomposites¿ mechanical performance at 3.0 wt % MWCNT in samples injected at reduced velocity. This is explained by the increase of agglomeration behavior at these conditions.