GRAPHITE NANOCOMPOSITES: NYLON 6 AND NYLON 66 SYSTEMS

摘要

Natural crystalline graphite based graphite intercalated compounds [GICs] were exfoliated and milled into sub-micron graphite flakes. Graphite nanocomposites were fabricated with nylon 6 or nylon 66 resins. To examine the effectiveness of the exfoliated graphite as a reinforcement, composites with commercially available reinforcing materials were also fabricated and compared. The mechanical and electrical properties were investigated and exfoliated graphite showed comparable or better properties compared to the other reinforcing materials.