Thermal, mechanical and electrical properties of polyurethane/(3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane functionalized graphene/epoxy resin interpenetrating shape memory polymer composites
2016
Zhang, Lixin | Jiao, Hongqian | Jiu, Hongfang | Chang, Jianxia | Zhang, Shaomei | Zhao, Yanan
Functionalized graphene (FG) was successfully synthesized by treating graphene oxide with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (KH-550) and then reduced by hydrazine hydrate. Subsequently, significant reinforcement of polyurethane/epoxy resin (PU/EP) composites in situ synthesized on the FG is prepared. Morphologic study shows that, due to the formation of chemical bonding, the FG was dispersed well in the PU/EP matrix and the mechanical performance is improved. Meanwhile, the thermal degradation temperature was enhanced almost 50°C higher than that of PU/EP. The conductivity of PU/FG/EP nanocomposites was 82.713×10⁻⁶S/m at 2.0wt% loadings. The resulting composites exhibited 96% shape fixity, 94% shape recovery, enhanced shape recovery force to realize thermo-electric dual-responsive property. Comparing with the results in literature, the composites used in this study have shown a progress between electrical conductivity and shape memory property.
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