Processing Carbon Nanotube/Thermoplastic Composites (Paperback)

Carbon nanotube (CNT)/thermoplastic composites have many potential applications. However, processing CNT/thermoplastic composites has been extremely challenging due to the nano scale of CNT and their inherently strong affinity to themselves. Two major issues in processing CNT/thermoplastic composites for enhanced mechanical properties are achieving uniform dispersion and producing alignment of the nanotubes in the polymer matrix. This book presents an approach that used a combination of surfactant- aided mixing, extrusion, and various drawing processing techniques to successfully obtain significant improvement of nanotube dispersion and alignment in a semi-crystalline polymer matrix. The processing techniques used were relatively simple without the requirement of sophisticated equipment, making low-cost and easy commercial processing a possibility. This book also provided a practical method for dispersion and alignment measurement that correlated with the material strength.

General

Imprint:	VDM Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	February 2009
Authors:	Kern Peng
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-3-639-13028-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general
LSN:	3-639-13028-6
Barcode:	9783639130287

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