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Effect of Graphene/Spherical Graphite Ratio on the Properties of PLA/TPU Composites

Authors :
Zenghui Yang
Haihua Wu
Renjing Zhang
Kaixin Deng
Yan Li
Zhi Liu
Qiang Zhong
Yi Kang
Source :
Polymers, Vol 14, Iss 13, p 2538 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Wave-absorbing materials are developing in the direction of “light weight, wide frequency band, thin layer and high strength”, and it is difficult to achieve the synergy between wave-absorbing performance and mechanical properties when graphene absorbent is compounded with a single resin matrix. In this paper, based on the preparation of a new composite absorbing wire with a graphene (GR)/spherical graphite (SG) double absorbent and polylactic acid (PLA)/thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) double matrix, we proposed a new method to prepare samples for testing the electromagnetic parameters and tensile strength by fused deposition modeling (FDM). Furthermore, the effect of SG/GR ratio on the microwave absorbing properties and mechanical properties of PLA/TPU composites was specifically studied. It was found that when the ratio of SG/GR was small (0:5, 1:4), the dielectric loss (interfacial polarization loss, dipole polarization loss, conductivity loss) and attenuation ability of the composites were stronger, and the impedance matching was better. When the SG/GR ratio was large (5:0, 4:1), the composites had high strength and toughness. When the ratio of SG/GR was moderate (2:3, 3:2), it could retain the absorbing and mechanical properties of the absorbing materials. On the one hand, the SG and PLA/TPU matrix formed an “island structure”, which improves the dispersion of GR; on the other hand, the GR and PLA/TPU matrix formed a “core-shell structure”, which promotes polarization and multiple scattering.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20734360
Volume :
14
Issue :
13
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Polymers
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9283c819ac524c1fa05020aeca9b57ba
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14132538