%0 Journal Article
%T Effect of expandable and expanded graphites on the thermo
%A A Benhamida
%A A Dorigato
%A A Pegoretti
%A A Sola
%A F Oulmou
%A M Messori
%J Journal of Elastomers & Plastics
%@ 1530-8006
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0095244318781956
%X The preparation and thermo-mechanical characterization of composites based on polyamide 11 (PA11) filled with various amounts of both expandable and expanded graphites are presented. Investigation conducted using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy and surface area analyses indicated how graphite expanded under the selected processing conditions. The XRD analysis on PA11/graphite composites revealed no change in the crystal form of the PA11, while the presence of diffraction peaks associated to the graphite-stacked lamellae can be still detected. All the investigated composites showed an improvement of the thermal stability and mechanical properties (elastic and storage moduli)
%K Polyamide
%K expandable graphite
%K expanded graphite
%K thermal properties
%K mechanical properties
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0095244318781956