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Experimental research on moulding of graphene/PEKK composite powder by spark plasma sintering technology

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Polymer composite materials have good mechanical properties and resistance to heat, impact and corrosion. They have been widely used in aviation, aerospace, automotive, military and other fields. Choosing a suitable material moulding process is a key to improve the quality of polymer composite products. This study takes the in situ polymer graphene/polyether ketone ketone (PEKK) composite powder prepared in a laboratory as the research object and uses spark plasma sintering equipment to conduct powder moulding processing. After the graphene/PEKK composite powder is formed by spark plasma sintering, its electrical conductivity exceeds 0.164 S/m. The factors affecting moulding quality, including heating experience, heating time, force experience and force time affecting electrical conductivity, are experimentally analysed. The distribution of graphene in the matrix was observed using a scanning electron microscope to determine the influence of graphene distribution in the matrix on the electrical conductivity.

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This work is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20181447). Natural Science Research in Universities of Jiangsu Province (19KJB460012).

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  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Xuefu Road 301, Zhenjiang, 212000, China

    XueLian Wu, Huixiong Wang, Hong Liu & Zihao Ye

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FX was involved in writing—original draft and founding acquisition; XW was involved in data curation, formal analysis and preparation of composite materials; HW was involved in validation and investigation; HL was involved in methodology and embellished language; ZY was involved in preparation of composite materials.

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Xu, F., Wu, X., Wang, H. et al. Experimental research on moulding of graphene/PEKK composite powder by spark plasma sintering technology. Appl. Phys. A 128, 122 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05262-0

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