Foaming Behaviour, Structure, and Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites Foams
Joint Authors
Velasco, J. I.
Antunes, M.
Realinho, V.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-06-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Abstract EN
This work presents the preparation and characterization of compression-moulded montmorillonite and carbon nanofibre-polypropylene foams.
The influence of these nanofillers on the foaming behaviour was analyzed in terms of the foaming parameters and final cellular structure and morphology of the foams.
Both nanofillers induced the formation of a more isometric-like cellular structure in the foams, mainly observed for the MMT-filled nanocomposite foams.
Alongside their crystalline characteristics, the nanocomposite foams were also characterized and compared with the unfilled ones regarding their dynamic-mechanical thermal behaviour.
The nanocomposite foams showed higher specific storage moduli due to the reinforcement effect of the nanofillers and higher cell density isometric cellular structure.
Particularly, the carbon nanofibre foams showed an increasingly higher electrical conductivity with increasing the amount of nanofibres, thus showing promising results as to produce electrically improved lightweight materials for applications such as electrostatic painting.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Antunes, M.& Realinho, V.& Velasco, J. I.. 2010. Foaming Behaviour, Structure, and Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites Foams. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Antunes, M.…[et al.]. Foaming Behaviour, Structure, and Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites Foams. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Antunes, M.& Realinho, V.& Velasco, J. I.. Foaming Behaviour, Structure, and Properties of Polypropylene Nanocomposites Foams. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462044