Mechanical Properties of Graphene Nanosheets/Polypropylene Composites

摘要

In this study, the effect of the various solid contents of graphene nanosheets (GNSs) on the mechanical properties (tensile, flexural and impact strength) of nanosheets and polypropylene (PP) composites formed by injection molding was determined. The material was used with graphene microencapsulated PP pellets. The experimental results indicated that the GNS/PP composites had a maximal tensile strength of 29.54 MPa when the solid GNS content was 0.2 wt%, which increased 8.24 % compared with that of the neat PP matrix. The flexural strength of the GNS/PP composites achieved a maximal value of 25.47 MPa when the solid GNS content was 0.4 wt%, which increased 22.09 % compared with that of the neat PP matrix. In determining the impact energy, the GNS/PP composites exhibited a maximal value of 861.39 J/m when the solid GNS content was 0.2 wt%, which increased 33.95 % compared with that of the neat PP matrix.