Synergistic enhancement of toughness and viscosity of carbon nanotubes/polyether imide/polyether ether ketone nanocomposites

SONG Jiu-peng; ZHAO Yan; LI Xue-kuan; XIONG Shu; LI Shuang; WANG Kai

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60643-7

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SONG Jiu-peng, ZHAO Yan, LI Xue-kuan, XIONG Shu, LI Shuang, WANG Kai. Synergistic enhancement of toughness and viscosity of carbon nanotubes/polyether imide/polyether ether ketone nanocomposites. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60643-7

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SONG Jiu-peng, ZHAO Yan, LI Xue-kuan, XIONG Shu, LI Shuang, WANG Kai. Synergistic enhancement of toughness and viscosity of carbon nanotubes/polyether imide/polyether ether ketone nanocomposites. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60643-7

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SONG Jiu-peng, ZHAO Yan, LI Xue-kuan, XIONG Shu, LI Shuang, WANG Kai. Synergistic enhancement of toughness and viscosity of carbon nanotubes/polyether imide/polyether ether ketone nanocomposites. New Carbon Mater.. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60643-7

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Synergistic enhancement of toughness and viscosity of carbon nanotubes/polyether imide/polyether ether ketone nanocomposites

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(22)60643-7

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

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宋九鹏，博士研究生. E-mail：buaajiupeng@126.com
Corresponding author: ZHAO Yan. E-mail: jennyzhaoyan@buaa.edu.cn
Received Date: 2022-05-13
Rev Recd Date: 2022-08-02

Available Online: 2022-08-23

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Abstract

Polyether ether ketone (PEEK) has favorable mechanical properties. However, its high melt viscosity limits its applications because it is hard to process. In this study, PEEK nanocomposites modified with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and polyether imide (PEI) were prepared using a direct wet powder blending method. The melt viscosity of the nanocomposites decreased by approximately 50%. Under optimal conditions, the addition of CNTs and PEI resulted in a synergistic increase in the toughness of the nanocomposites. The elongation at break increased by 129%, and the fracture energy increased by 97%. The uniformly dispersed CNTs/PEI powder reduces the processing difficulty of PEEK nanocomposites without affecting the heat resistance. The nanocomposites prepared by this method have lower melt viscosity. This improvement of the properties of PEEK would facilitate its use in the preparation of thermoplastic composites by powder impregnation or laser sintering technology.
- Nanocomposites,
- Mechanical properties,
- Rheological properties,
- Microstructural analysis

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