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The Influence of Irradiation on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE/GO Nanocomposites

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A method of adding graphene oxide (GO) and further reinforcing by the treatment of gamma-irradiation was used to enhance the properties of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). The effects of GO and irradiation on UHMWPE, particularly the influence of irradiation on UHMWPE/GO nanocomposites, were investigated from the aspects of thermal and mechanical properties. The results show that the thermal stability of UHMWPE/GO nanocomposites was slightly decreased by irradiation. But both GO doping and irradiation increased the crystallinity of UHMWPE. A similar variation tendency was appeared between compressive properties and crystallinity. A postulated mechanism was established to explain how GO doping and irradiation actually improved the properties of UHMWPE.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China

    Zifeng Ni, Peipei Lu & Shanhua Qian

  2. School of Mechatronic Engineering, Qilu Institute of Technology, Jinan, Shandong, 250200, China

    Wenchao Pang

  3. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Wuxi Vocational Institute of Commerce, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214153, China

    Guomei Chen

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Ni, Z., Pang, W., Chen, G. et al. The Influence of Irradiation on Thermal and Mechanical Properties of UHMWPE/GO Nanocomposites. Russ J Appl Chem 90, 1876–1882 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427217110234

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