Processing of Hybrid Nanocomposite High Performance Fibers (UHMWPE+NYLON 6+CNT+MAH) Using Solution Spinning Technique
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
11-14-2014
Publication Title
Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2014
DOI
10.1115/IMECE2014-37183
Abstract
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber blends with Nylon-6 and reinforced with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) were produced using a solution spinning process. Polyethylene-graft-Maleic Anhydride (PE-g-MAH) was used as a compatibilizer to enhance the interfacial bonding between the polymer phases. The loading of Nylon-6, MAH, and SWCNTs with respect to UHMWPE was 20 wt.%, 10 wt.% and 2 wt.% respectively. The development of morphological characteristics due to the inclusion of a compatibilizer in an immiscible hybrid polymer nanocomposite fiber is hereby discussed. Characterization studies of the hybrid fibers were performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
Recommended Citation
Absar, Saheem, Mujibur R. Khan, Kyle Edwards.
2014.
"Processing of Hybrid Nanocomposite High Performance Fibers (UHMWPE+NYLON 6+CNT+MAH) Using Solution Spinning Technique."
Proceedings of the ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, IMECE2014 Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
doi: 10.1115/IMECE2014-37183
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/mech-eng-facpubs/33
