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Fabrication of nylon-6/carbon nanotube composites

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A new technique to fabricate nylon-6/carbon nanotube (PA6/CNT) composites is presented. The method involves a pretreatment of carbon nanotubes synthesized by catalytic pyrolysis of hydrocarbon and an improved in-situ process for mixing nanotubes with the nylon 6 matrix. A good bond between carbon nanotubes and the nylon-6 matrix is obtained. Mechanical property measurements indicate that the tensile strength of PA6/CNT composites is improved significantly while the toughness and elongation are somewhat compromised. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of the fractured tensile specimens reveals cracking initiated at the wrapping of the CNTs PA6 layer/PA6 matrix interface rather than at the PA6/CNT interface.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, 37996, Knoxville, TN

    C. Xu & T. Meek

  2. Nano Science & Technology Research Center, Central China Normal University, 430079, Wuhan, China

    Z. Jia

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China

    D. Wu

  4. Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN

    Q. Han

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Xu, C., Jia, Z., Wu, D. et al. Fabrication of nylon-6/carbon nanotube composites. J. Electron. Mater. 35, 954–957 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02692553

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