Effect of extrusion parameters and nanofillers on mechanical properties of PPSU tufting yarns

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Abstract

Yarn diameters ranging from 160μm to 720μm of unfilled PPSU and PPSU nanocomposites with 1 wt.% of either carbon nanotubes (CNT) or carbon nanofibers (CNF) were prepared using a twin screw compounder. The tensile properties of these yarns generally improve with the addition of CNT or CNF at higher values of screw speed-to-haul off ratio. Thiseffect is correlated with the yarn draw down ratio and attributed to nanofiller orientation and crystallinity induced in thermoplastic matrix. The fibres have as much as a 23% increase in Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS) for the same parameter set when loaded with CNT, while the greatest increase observed for larger particle size fillers CNF is just 3.77%. Depending on filler and processing parameters set, yarns varied in UTS from 24.84MPa to 206.23MPa for unfilled PPSU and PPSUCNT, respectively.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)060003-1 - 060003-5
Number of pages5
JournalAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2055
Issue number1
Early online date22 Jan 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished (in print/issue) - 22 Jan 2019
EventPPS 2017 Europe Africa Conference - Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Duration: 26 Jun 201729 Jun 2017
http://www.pps2017dresden.de/home/

Keywords

  • Tufting
  • Through-thickness
  • Composites
  • Thermoplastics

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