Nano-reinforced polymeric systems have demonstrated a great deal of interest
within academia and industry, due to the intrinsic properties of the graphene nanofillers,
having excellent mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. The reinforcement of multiwall
carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were introduced
into a low cost, non-carcinogenic, high temperature PMR type polyimide resin. The effects
of the interfacial interaction and dispersion quality resulted in improvement in the glass
transition temperature (Tg), elastic modulus and thermal stability by, 31°C, 63% and 16°C,
respectively. In fine, this study presents a simple but effective high temperature polyimide
(HTPI) nanocomposites manufacturing procedure and established that nanoparticle
reinforcement can be used to improve both thermal and mechanical properties. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2018. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_40848 |
| Contributors | Rowbottom, Colin (author), Mahfuz, Hassan (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 106 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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