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This study examined the thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene filaments reinforced with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). The MWNTs were functionalized with maleic anhydride polypropylene to increase the interfacial interactions between the CNTs and polypropylene. PP/MWNT composites with different concentrations of MWNTs were prepared by melt compounding using a twin screw extruder. The composites of the filament were then post drawn and heat treated. Tensile tests showed increased strength with the addition of only 0.1 wt% while there were only slight changes in elongation. The thermal properties were also slightly enhanced by the MWNTs.
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Choi, S., Jeong, Y., Lee, GW. et al. Thermal and mechanical properties of polypropylene filaments reinforced with multiwalled carbon nanotubes via melt compounding. Fibers Polym 10, 513–518 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-009-0513-y
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