Rheological Properties of HDPE based Thermoplastic Polymeric Nanocomposite Reinforced with Multidimensional Carbon-based Nanofillers
Santosh Kumar Sahu, Nitesh Dhar, P Rama Sreekanth, S Sahu, N Badgayan, S Samanta, P Sreekanth, A Muhammad, M Rahman, R Baini, M Bakri, N Badgayan, S Sahu, S; Samanta, P Sreekanth, B Zhang, X Bu, R Wang, J Shi, C Chen, D Li, A Chafidz, R Faisal, D Fardhyanti, I Kustiningsih, J Suhartono, S Sahu, N Badgayan, P Sreekanth, H Zhou, H Dou, X Chen, J Samuel, S Al-Enezi, A Al-Banna, G Abraham, P Falaki, M; Masoomi, A Asadinezhad, S Azizi, C Ouellet-Plamondon, P Nguyen-Tri, M Frechette, E David, S Yetgin, K Biswas, V; Nath Khandelwal, S Maiti, Y Chen, Q Yin, X Zhang, X Xue, H Jia, O Mysiukiewicz, P Kosmela, M Barczewski, A Hejna, Mechanical, S Al-Baghdadi, A Al-Amiery, V Escocio, E Pacheco, A Da Silva, A Cavalcante, L Visconte, B Orji, A Mcdonald, G De Sousa, G Da Silva, J Almeida, U Maitra, K Prasad, U Ramamurty, C Rao, A Loganathan, S Rengifo, A Hernandez, C Zhang, A Agarwal, E Thostenson, Z Ren, T Chou, Y Zare, K Rhee, T Liu, B Li, B Lively, A Eyler, W Zhong, M Guimarey, A Abdelkader, M Comuas, C Alvarez-Lorenzo, B Thomas, J Fernndez, M Hadfield, S Sahu, N Badgayan, S Samanta, P Sreekanth
Abstract
The present investigation focused on the evaluation of rheological properties HDPE reinforced with equal weight percentage (i.e., 0.1 wt. %) of Nano-diamond (0D), Carbon nanotubes (1D), and Graphite Nano-platelets (2D) multidimensional nanofillers. The results like storage modulus, loss modulus, Tan delta, and complex viscosity results expounded from the rheological test with a frequency sweep from 10-1 to 102 rad/s. The highest storage modulus was perceived by 0.1 CNT-based composites, i.e., 18408 Pa, which decreased to 19, 52, and 85 % for 0.1 GNP, 0.1 ND, and pure, respectively. A similar trend was observed for loss modulus and damping factor results. The shear-thinning behavior observed in viscosity results and the addition of ND nanofillers improve the viscosity to a large amount. The potential applications of the composites include polymer gears, landing mats, cams, and various functional elements.