Polypropylene/graphene nanoplatelets nanocomposites subjected to elongational flow
- Authors: F.P. La Mantia, M. Ceraulo, M.C. Mistretta, L. Botta
- Publication year: 2018
- Type: Contributo in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/359322
Abstract
In this work the effect of the presence of graphene nanoplatelets (GnP) on the morphology and mechanical properties of polypropylene/GnP nanocomposites has been investigated when these polymer systems are subjected to non-isothermal elongational flow in a melt spinning operation. The presence of the GnP magnifies the effect of the elongational flow. Indeed, the elastic modulus and the tensile strength increases with the orientation more than that observed for the pure matrix.