Viscoelastic melt rheology and time-temperature superposition of polycarbonate – multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

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Choong, Gabriel Y.H., De Focatiis, Davide S.A. and Hassell, David G. (2013) Viscoelastic melt rheology and time-temperature superposition of polycarbonate – multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites. Rheologica Acta, 52 (8-9). pp. 801-814. ISSN 0035-4511

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Abstract

This work investigates the linear and non-linear viscoelastic melt rheology of four grades of polycarbonate melt-compounded with 3 wt% Nanocyl NC7000 multi-walled carbon nanotubes and of the matching matrix polymers. Amplitude sweeps reveal an earlier onset of non-linearity and a strain overshoot in the nanocomposites. Mastercurves are constructed from isothermal frequency sweeps using vertical and horizontal shifting. Although all nanocomposites exhibit a second plateau at ~105 Pa, the relaxation times estimated from the peak in loss tangent are not statistically different from those of pure melts estimated from cross-over frequencies: all relaxation times scale with molar mass in the same way, evidence that relaxation of the polymer network is the dominant mechanism in both filled and unfilled materials. Non-linear rheology is also measured in large amplitude oscillatory shear. A comparison of the responses from frequency and amplitude sweep experiments reveals the importance of strain and temperature history on the response of such nanocomposites.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	The final publication is available at link.springer.com
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Engineering > Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
Identification Number:	10.1007/s00397-013-0706-6
Depositing User:	De Focatiis, Dr Davide S A
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2013 15:29
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2021 09:48
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/2173

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