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Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Poly(ethylene terephthalate)

탄소나노튜브 충진 폴리에틸렌테레프탈레이트의 결정화거동 및 기계적 물성

  • Park, Hawe-Soo (Department of Fiber and Polymer Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jun-Young (Department of Fiber and Polymer Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Hun (Department of Fiber and Polymer Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 박회수 (한양대학교 섬유고분자공학과) ;
  • 김준영 (한양대학교 섬유고분자공학과) ;
  • 김성훈 (한양대학교 섬유고분자공학과)
  • Published : 2007.02.28
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Abstract

Polymer nanocomposites based on multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) were prepared by a melt blending process in a twin-screw extruder. The non-isothermal crystallization behavior of the PET/MWCNT nanocomposites was investigated by employing the Ozawa, the Avrami, and the combined method. The non-iso-thermal crystallization behavior of the PET/MWCNT nanocomposites significantly depends on cooling rate and MWCNT content. The incorporation of MWCNT accelerates the nucleation and crystal growth mechanisms of PET, and this effect being more appreciable at lower MWCNT content. The combined Avrami and Ozawa method was found to be more effective in describing the non-isothermal crystallization process of PET/MWCNT nanocomposites. The nucleation activity of PET/MWCNT nanocomposites was increased with the incorporation of MWCNT. The activation energy for crystallization of PET/MWCNT nanocomposites was higher than that of PET. The incorporation of MWCNT improved the thermal stability and mechanical properties of PET/MWCNT nanocomposites.

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