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Item type:Publication, Access status: with files , Exceptionally strong, stiff and hard hybrid material based on an elastomer and isotropically shaped ceramic nanoparticles(Nature Publishing Group, 2017-08-04); ; ; ; In this work the fabrication of hard, stiff and strong nanocomposites based on polybutadiene and iron oxide nanoparticles is presented. The nanocomposites are fabricated via a general concept for mechanically superior nanocomposites not based on the brick and mortar structure, thus on globular nanoparticles with nanosized organic shells. For the fabrication of the composites oleic acid functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles are decorated via ligand exchange with an α,ω-polybutadiene dicarboxylic acid. The functionalized particles were processed at 145 °C. Since polybutadiene contains double bonds the nanocomposites obtained a crosslinked structure which was enhanced by the presence of oxygen or sulfur. It was found that the crosslinking and filler percolation yields high elastic moduli of approximately 12-20 GPa and hardness of 15-18 GPa, although the polymer volume fraction is up to 40%. We attribute our results to a catalytically enhanced crosslinking reaction of the polymer chains induced by oxygen or sulfur and to the microstructure of the nanocomposite.Publicationtype: Journal ArticleScopus© Citations 12 449 716 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Improvement of mechanical properties by a polydopamine interface in highly filled hierarchical composites of titanium dioxide particles and poly(vinyl butyral)(Elsevier, 2017-04-15); ; ; ; In this work, the preparation and properties of hierarchical composites of titanium dioxide (TiO2) particles (rutile modification) and poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) are discussed. The volume fraction of the ceramic particles was approximately 60%. Two types of composites with different fillers were examined, i.e. TiO2 particles with and without a thin coating of polydopamine (PDA). A variety of characterization methods was applied in order to analyze the properties of the particles and the composites. Infrared spectroscopy is used to verify the functionalization of the particles with a thin polydopamine layer. Thermal analysis provides information on the thermal stability and the degree of functionalization of the coated particles and the composites. Scanning electron microscopy investigations reveal that the functionalized TiO2 particles with PDA form larger agglomerates which enable the coating of the TiO2 particles with PVB via the spouted bed technique. Nanoindentation experiments show that the final hierarchical composite material with the use of non-coated TiO2 particles exhibits a hardness of 0.75 ± 0.04 GPa and a Young's modulus of 29.5 ± 1.0 GPa. The composites containing polydopamine coated TiO2 particles show an increase of approximately 40% in hardness and 25% in Young's modulus in comparison to the composites with uncoated TiO2.Publicationtype: Journal Article163 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Viscoelastic and dielectric properties of composites of poly(vinyl butyral) and alumina particles with a high filling degreeFiller-filler and filler-matrix interactions in polymer composites increase with filler concentration and strongly influence the mechanical and rheological properties of polymer composites. By means of the spouted bed spray granulation process polymer composites with an extremely high concentration of inorganic fillers can be prepared. In this work, the viscoelastic properties of highly filled composites of poly(vinyl butyral) (PVB) and alumina particles are studied in the glassy, entanglement and terminal flow regime of poly(vinyl butyral). Ceramic-polymer composites with a volume concentration of inorganic particles between 61 vol% and 77 vol% were prepared. Such large filler fractions imply a strong effect of filler-filler interactions on the viscoelastic properties of the composite. Dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis reveals that the composites are characterized by a predominantly elastic behaviour below and above the glass transition temperature of the polymer phase because of strongly pronounced filler-filler and polymer-filler interactions. A phenomenological equation is proposed in order to describe the reinforcement effect which implies an increase of storage modulus by a factor of up to four orders of magnitude. The results of frequency and strain sweeps in the oscillatory mode show that the polymer phase strongly influences the deformation of the contact network of inorganic particles. Differential scanning calorimetry and broadband dielectric spectroscopy indicate that the glass transition temperature of poly(vinyl butyral) does not significantly differ within experimental resolution for pristine PVB and the PVB phase in the composites.Publicationtype: Journal Article79 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Access status: without files , Friction spot welding of PMMA with PMMA/silica and PMMA/silica-g-PMMA nanocomposites functionalized via ATRP(Elsevier, 2014-08-19); ; ; ; In the present study, the feasibility of Friction Spot Welding (FSpW) of a commercial-grade poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) (PMMA GS) and PMMA 6N/functionalized silica (SiO ) nanocomposites was investigated. The silica nanoparticles were functionalized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with PMMA chains to achieve a uniform dispersion in the polymer matrix. The successful functionalization of silica nanoparticles with PMMA chains via ATRP was evaluated by ATR-FT-IR and TGA measurements. Rheological investigations of the silica nanocomposites showed a plateau of the storage modulus G′ at low frequencies (0.01-0.03 rad/s) as a result of elastic particle-particle interactions. Overlap friction spot welds consisting of PMMA GS and a 2 wt% SiO -g-PMMA nanocomposite were successfully prepared and compared to spot joints of PMMA GS welded with PMMA 6N and PMMA 6N/silica nanocomposite with 2 wt% unfunctionalized silica nanoparticles. Raman mappings of selected areas of cross-sectional plastographic specimens revealed an increased mixing behavior between the two polymer plates in the case of PMMA GS/2 wt% SiO -g-PMMA joints. Although the joints welded with PMMA 6N/silica nanocomposites showed a reduction of 22% in lap shear strength and 21% displacement at peak load compared with the neat PMMA spot welds, they can compete with other state-of-the-art PMMA welding techniques such as thermal bonding and ultrasonic welding, which indicates the potential of friction spot welding as an alternative fabrication technology for joining future nanocomposite engineering parts. 2 2 2Publicationtype: Journal Article34