Browsing Center for Advanced Materials by Subject "mechanical properties"
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Characterizing Biaxially Stretched Polypropylene / Graphene Nanoplatelet Composites
( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)In this work, polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites containing different weight concentration of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) were prepared by melt-mixing using an industrial-scale, co-rotating, intermeshing, twin-screw extruder. ... -
Date Palm Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs)/Polyamide Composites: Tailoring Morphological, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)In the present study, polyamide (PA) was successfully reinforced with cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) prepared from date palm leaves using two different techniques, electrospinning and the solution casting method, and a ... -
Development of value-added polyethylene grades with extended service lifetime: Weathering resistant flame retarded materials for outdoor applications
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)The current article deals with the development of different novel, tailor-made polyolefin formulations exhibiting both low flammability and high weathering resistance, so as to provide value-added polyethylene grades with ... -
The effect of expanded graphite on the flammability and thermal conductivity properties of phase change material based on PP/wax blends
( Springer , 2015 , Article)The study reports on the flammability, thermal stability, impact properties and thermal conductivity of shape-stabilized phase change materials based on a soft Fischer–Tropsch paraffin wax blended with polypropylene (PP). ... -
Effect of graphene loading on thermomechanical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/starch blend
( Wiley Periodicals, Inc. , 2015 , Article)Polymer nanocomposites based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/starch blend and graphene were prepared by solution mixing and casting. Glycerol was used as a plasticizer and added in the starch dispersion. The uniform dispersion ... -
Effect of nanostructured polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane on the physical properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)
( John Wiley and Sons Inc. , 2017 , Article)An effective amphiphilic polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) encapsulated poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanocomposite was successfully fabricated by solution blending method. Anionic octa(tetramethylammonium) (Octa-TMA) ... -
Effect of poly(ε-caprolactone) and titanium (IV) dioxide content on the UV and hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactic acid)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)The effect of accelerated weathering degradation on the properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) blends and PLA/PCL/titanium (IV) dioxide (TiO2) nanocomposites are presented in this paper. The results ... -
Enhancing the UV/heat stability of LLDPE irrigation pipes via different stabilizer formulations
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)Herein different stabilizer formulations of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) against UV- and heat-initiated degradation are described. The project aims at outdoor applications, such as irrigation piping and profiles, ... -
Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of Self-Compacted Geopolymer Concretes With Nano Silica and Steel Fiber Additives
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Article)Mechanical and electromagnetic properties (over 2-16 GHz) of self-compacted geopolymer concrete (SCGC) samples with different amounts of nanosilica (NS) and steel-fiber (SF) have been examined. From the mechanical tests, ... -
Mechanical and thermal characterisation of multifunctional composites incorporating phase change materials
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2017 , Article)The paper reports an experimental investigation on the mechanical and thermal properties of multifunctional composite laminates integrated with microencapsulated phase change materials. The different microstructures were ... -
Prediction of the mechanical properties of copper powder-filled low-density polyethylene composites. A comparison between the ANN and theoretical models
( Begell House , 2015 , Article)In the present study, the mechanical properties of copper (Cu) powder-filled low-density polyethylene (LDPE) composites are predicted by using artificial neural networks (ANNs) as a function of the filler concentration. ... -
To What Extent Can Hyperelastic Models Make Sense the Effect of Clay Surface Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Elastomeric Nanocomposites?
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2017 , Article)The poor knowledge about nonlinear mechanical behavior of elastomer nanocomposites arises from the incomplete information on the interface. Application of hyperelastic models provides more insights into the nature and the ... -
Understanding the mechanics of complex topology of the 3D printed Anthill architecture
( Oxford University Press , 2022 , Article)The present work aimed to investigate the deformation behavior of complex ant mound architectures under compression. We have used the cement casting method to extract four different ant nest morphologies. These casted ...