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Tailored mechanical and thermal properties of polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) reinforced with nano-materials

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Various approaches have been proposed to enhance the thermal conductivity of polymers, primarily by incorporating high thermal conductivity nano-additives into the polymer matrix. In this study, graphene nano-platelet (GNP) and titanium diboride (TiB 2 ) were used as nano-additives while polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) was used as polymer matrix. Materials were dry-mixed in predetermined weight ratios and produced using compression molding. Tensile as well as hardness testing, thermal conductivity measurements and scanning electron microscopy analyses were conducted on the produced composite materials. Results show that an improvement in thermal conductivity values was observed. When 0.1 wt% TiB 2 is added, there is a 21% increase in the thermal conductivity compared to pure PPS, whereas the addition of 0.1 wt% GNP results in a 15% increase. Regarding mechanical properties, an increase of 11% in the tensile strength was observed with the addition of 0.1 wt% GNP.

Source: Plastics Rubber and Composites Macromolecular Engineering

DOI: 10.1177/14658011251334221

Authors: Sukran Guney Yilmaz, Merve Ozkutlu Demirel, Yahya Oz, Cihan Kaboglu

Institutions: Bursa Technical University, Turkish Aerospace Industries (Turkey)

Language: English

Topic: Thermal properties of materials

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu

Awards: G6897074577, G7857864949