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- Title
Ultradrawing properties of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene/functionalized carbon nanotube fibers and transmittance properties of their gel solutions.
- Authors
Yeh, Jen-Taut; Wu, Tsong-Wei; Lai, Yu-Ching; Li, Qi-Cheng; Zhou, Huo-Peng; Zhou, Qin; Tsou, Chi-Hui; Shu, Yao-Chi; Huang, Chi-Yuan; Huang, Kuo-Shien
- Abstract
The influences of the dispersion level of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and functionalized CNTs on the transmittance properties of ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) gel solutions and on ultradrawing properties of their as-prepared fibers are reported. The transmittance properties suggest that the dispersion level of functionalized CNTs in UHMWPE/functionalized CNTs gel solution is significantly better than plain CNTs in UHMWPE/CNTs gel solutions. The orientation factors, achievable draw ratios, tensile strength (σf), and modulus ( E) values of UHMWPE/CNTs (F xC y) and UHMWPE/functionalized CNTs (F xCf- y) as-prepared fiber specimens reached a maximum value as their CNT and functionalized CNT contents approached optimum contents at 0.00015 and 0.0001 wt%, respectively. The σf and E values of both F xC0.0012 and F xCf-0.001 series fiber specimens prepared at their optimum CNT and functionalized CNT contents reached another maximum as their UHMWPE approached optimum UHMWPE concentration of 1.7 wt%. Possible reasons accounting for these interesting properties are proposed. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers
- Subjects
DISPERSION (Chemistry); CARBON nanotubes; POLYETHYLENE; GELATION; NANOFIBERS
- Publication
Polymer Engineering & Science, 2011, Vol 51, Issue 12, p2552
- ISSN
0032-3888
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pen.22007