Mechanical Reinforcement in Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Fiber Incorporated with Dopamine Reduced Graphene Oxide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Functionalized GO, rGO, and PDA-rGO
2.3. Preparation of PA6/-rGO and PA6/PDA-rGO Composite Fibers
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. The Morphology, Composition and Thermal Properties of PDA-rGO
3.2. The Morphology of Composite Fibers
3.3. The Mechanical Properties of Composite Fibers
Loading Content (wt%) | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Elongation at Break (%) | Young’s Modulus (MPa) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 204.3 | 75.2 | 386.4 |
0.05 PDA-rGO | 247.8 | 67.3 | 412.3 |
0.15 PDA-rGO | 310.4 | 58.4 | 462.3 |
0.3 PDA-rGO | 229.1 | 54.1 | 405.8 |
0.15 rGO | 213.5 | 46.5 | 394.6 |
3.4. The Thermal Properties of Composite Fibers
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Loading Content (wt%) | Tm (°C) | ΔHf (J/g) | Tc (°C) | Xc (%) |
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0 | 223.6 | 54.3 | 187.4 | 28.6 |
0.05 PDA-rGO | 223.0 | 58.6 | 187.5 | 31 |
0.15 PDA-rGO | 223.8 | 63.2 | 189.2 | 33.3 |
0.3 PDA-rGO | 223.4 | 59.8 | 188.6 | 31.6 |
Loading Content (wt%) | T5 (°C) | Tmax (°C) |
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0 | 351.3 | 440.5 |
0.05 PDA-rGO | 355.8 | 443.8 |
0.15 PDA-rGO | 364.3 | 445.7 |
0.3 PDA-rGO | 363.9 | 442.1 |
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Zhao, Y.; Meng, Y.; Zhu, F.; Su, J.; Han, J. Mechanical Reinforcement in Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Fiber Incorporated with Dopamine Reduced Graphene Oxide. Materials 2022, 15, 5095. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155095
Zhao Y, Meng Y, Zhu F, Su J, Han J. Mechanical Reinforcement in Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Fiber Incorporated with Dopamine Reduced Graphene Oxide. Materials. 2022; 15(15):5095. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155095
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Yonghuan, Yang Meng, Feichao Zhu, Juanjuan Su, and Jian Han. 2022. "Mechanical Reinforcement in Nylon 6 Nanocomposite Fiber Incorporated with Dopamine Reduced Graphene Oxide" Materials 15, no. 15: 5095. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155095