Thermal conductivity of hybrid filled HDPE nanocomposites

In this study composite materials based on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with fillers containing nanostructures were prepared using melt mixing. Vapour Grown Carbon Fibers (VGCF), multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) of the types Baytubes® C150P and Nanocyl™ NC7000, anthracite powder, microsilica, organoclay and expanded graphite (EG) as well as mixtures of these fillers were used. The amount and mixing ratios of the hybrid filled systems have been varied to determine their effects on the achievable level of thermal conductivity as measured on compression molded plates. The filler dispersion and phase adhesion were studied using scanning electron microscopy. When limiting the maximum filler content to 10 wt%, the highest enhancement in thermal conductivity by 166% was found for VGCF followed by a 1:1 filler combination of VGCF with EG (148%).

Keywords

Thermal conductivity, Composite materials, Materials forming, Polymers, Scanning electron microscopy, Carbon based materials, Nanocomposites, Nanotubes

URI

https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/12516
https://doi.org/10.34657/11546

Citation

Müller, M. T., Krause, B., Kretzschmar, B., Jahn, I., & Pötschke, P. (2017). Thermal conductivity of hybrid filled HDPE nanocomposites. Melville, NY : AIP. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5016693

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Chemie

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