Nucleation Activity of Graphene in Polyamide 6-Based Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization †
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EMaRT Group—Emerging: Materials, Research, Technology, School of Design, Management and Production Technologies, University of Aveiro, Estrada do Cercal 449, 3720-509 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal
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CICECO—Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Presented at the Materiais 2022, Marinha Grande, Portugal, 10–13 April 2022.
Mater. Proc. 2022, 8(1), 83; https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2022008083
Published: 8 June 2022
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of MATERIAIS 2022)
Graphene-based materials (GBM) are growing attention in automotive industry, due to potential of development lightweight structure parts with superior mechanical performance and thermal conductivity [1]. Polyamide 6 (PA6) nanocomposites reinforced with graphene were prepared by in situ polymerization through thermoplastic resin transfer molding (T-RTM) technology. T-RTM is a promising technology for mass manufacturing of lighter automotive parts [2].
A non-isothermal crystallization study was performed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at four different rates (5, 10, 15, and 20 °C/min). Dobreva and Gutzow method [3,4] was applied to study the nucleation activity (Φ) of graphene in PA6 matrix. Results showed that graphene acted as an active surface by revealing Φ value lower than 1, suggesting that it acts as a nucleating agent during non-isothermal crystallization.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, methodology, formal analysis, investigation, and writing—original draft preparation, J.L.; writing—review and editing, supervision and funding acquisition, M.O. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
The authors would like to acknowledge to Simoldes Group for partially funding this research. This is a project in collaboration with Simoldes Plásticos, S.A. This work was developed within the scope of the project CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, UIDB/50011/2020, UIDP/50011/2020 & LA/P/0006/2020, financed by national funds through the FCT/MEC (PIDDAC).
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Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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Lagarinhos J, Oliveira M. Nucleation Activity of Graphene in Polyamide 6-Based Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization. Materials Proceedings. 2022; 8(1):83. https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2022008083
Chicago/Turabian StyleLagarinhos, Joana, and Martinho Oliveira. 2022. "Nucleation Activity of Graphene in Polyamide 6-Based Nanocomposites Prepared by In Situ Polymerization" Materials Proceedings 8, no. 1: 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/materproc2022008083
