Affiliation:
1. Adhesively Bonded and Sandwich Structures Research Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering Iran University of Science and Technology Tehran Iran
Abstract
AbstractThis article investigates the effect of aligning graphene‐oxide nanoplatelets (GONPs) on the moisture absorption and thermal stability of polymeric nanocomposites. Various nanocomposite specimens were fabricated using different GONP contents to improve water uptake resistance and thermal stability by aligning GONPs using an AC electric field during manufacturing. The results showed that aligning 0.3 wt% GONPs resulted in the most significant improvements, with the reductions of 76% and 54% observed in the water uptake of nanocomposites at the initial and saturation stages, respectively. The thermal stability of the nanocomposite specimens was also investigated using thermogravimetric analysis, in which nanocomposites containing 0.3 wt% randomly dispersed GONPs demonstrated improved performance compared with the neat epoxy specimen. However, aligning GONPs resulted in a marginal effect on the thermal stability parameters of nanocomposites. Moreover, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was conducted to investigate the chemical nature and hydrophilicity of the specimens. In addition, the freeze‐fractured surfaces of the neat and nanocomposite specimens were investigated using scanning electron microscopy. The results indicated the role of nanoparticle alignment in enhancing the performance of nanocomposites under hygrothermal conditions in terms of water uptake, which is of high importance in the marine industry.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics,Surfaces, Coatings and Films,General Chemistry
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