Study of the mechanical, electrical and morphological properties of PU/MWCNT composites obtained by two different processing routes

Borja Fernández-d'Arlas; Umar Khan; Lorena Rueda; Loli Martin; Jose A. Ramos; Jonathan N. Coleman; Maria L. González; Angel Valea; Iñaki Mondragon; Maria A. Corcuera; Arantxa Eceiza

doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.11.007

Study of the mechanical, electrical and morphological properties of PU/MWCNT composites obtained by two different processing routes

Borja Fernández-d'Arlas
, Umar Khan
, Lorena Rueda
, Loli Martin
, Jose A. Ramos
, Jonathan N. Coleman
, Maria L. González
, Angel Valea
, Iñaki Mondragon
, Maria A. Corcuera
, Arantxa Eceiza

University of the Basque Country
Trinity College Dublin

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Abstract

A comparative study of the influence of processing route on polyurethanes (PUs)/multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) composites mechanical and electrical properties and also morphology was undergone employing two differentiated processing methods, solvent casting and buckypaper infiltration, for producing PU composites with low, medium and high mass fractions of acid treated MWCNT, and with no covalent linkages between the matrix and the nanotubes. As for example, with a MWCNT mass fraction of ~18wt.% the second method produced stiffer (270MPa), lighter (948kgm ^-3) and more electrically conductive (1.8Scm ^-1) composite while the first one gave softer (111MPa) and more ductile (141%) materials. These properties differences are related to the different PU/MWCNT dispositions obtained through each synthesis route. Nanotubes percolating concentration is found to be crucial on composite properties evolution and a preferential interaction of MWCNT with PU hard segments is observed for solvent cast composites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-242
Number of pages	8
Journal	Composites Science and Technology
Volume	72
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.11.007
Publication status	Published - 18 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

A. Carbon nanotubes
A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
B. Mechanical properties
Buckypaper infiltration
E. Casting

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Fernández-d'Arlas, B., Khan, U., Rueda, L., Martin, L., Ramos, J. A., Coleman, J. N., González, M. L., Valea, A., Mondragon, I., Corcuera, M. A., & Eceiza, A. (2012). Study of the mechanical, electrical and morphological properties of PU/MWCNT composites obtained by two different processing routes. Composites Science and Technology, 72(2), 235-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.11.007

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