Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the elastic properties of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) reinforced with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) at various weight fractions. The HDPE/SWCNTs nanocomposites were produced using compression moulding. Six SWCNTs weight fractions and two compression loads were considered. The experimental approach was used for the investigation where the tensile tests were conducted. Twelve experiments were designed according to the Taguchi approach. The effect of the SWCNTs weight fraction and the compression load on the elastic properties of HDPE/SWCNTs nanocomposites were investigated. The results showed that the SWCNTs weight fraction has a much higher effect on the elastic modulus of nanocomposites compared to the effect of compression load. By adding 1.5 wt% of SWCNTs nanoparticles into HDPE matrix, the elastic modulus of HDPE/SWCNTs nanocomposites samples improved by 36% for those processed at the compression load of 2000 N and 29% for those processed at 3000 N. Furthermore, the stress–strain curves obtained during tensile test displayed the characteristics of the brittle materials which indicated that the nanocomposites produced were hard.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3513-3522 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Microsystem Technologies |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Sept 2021 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Hardware and Architecture
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering