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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2014-10-01

Journal: POLYMER COMPOSITES

Included Journals: Scopus、EI、SCIE

Volume: 35

Issue: 10

Page Number: 1918-1925

ISSN: 0272-8397

Abstract: Graphite reinforced polydicyclopentadiene (polyDCPD) composites were synthesized via the in situ ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of DCPD with vapor-grown carbon fiber (VGCF), acidified multi-wall carbon nanotube (a-MWCNT), and mildly oxidized graphene oxide (MOGO) as distinctive reinforcing fillers, respectively. We studied the morphological effect of the fillers on the mechanical and thermal properties of graphite/polyDCPD composites. Mechanical property tests showed that the addition of VGCF greatly strengthened the tensile strength, the introduction of a-MWCNT dramatically extended the elongation at break, whereas the incorporation of MOGO enhanced both performances of the resulting composites. Impact tests showed that the maximum mechanical performances of a-MWCNT/polyDCPD and MOGO/polyDCPD composites both were got with 0.4 wt% of fillers (a-MWCNT and MOGO) loading. Meanwhile, all of the reinforced composites exhibited increased thermal stabilities compared with the unfilled polyDCPD, confirmed by increased T(g)s and thermal decomposition temperatures at 5 wt% weight loss. (C) 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers