Effect of MWCNT composition on the hardness of PP/MWCNT composites

dc.contributor.author	Bansal, S.
dc.contributor.author	Kumar, N.
dc.contributor.author	Jindal, P.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-10-14T23:59:36Z
dc.date.available	2021-10-14T23:59:36Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/3047
dc.description.abstract	Polypropylene(PP) composites were fabrication with minor(5wt% and 10wt%) compositions ofMulti-Walled Carbon Nanotubes(MWCNTs) using solvent mixing method. These composites were characterized to evaluate the effect of MWCNTs on the mechanical properties of PP. Nano-indentation tests were performed on these composites to obtain the variation in hardness and elastic modulus by varying the MWCNTs compositions in PC. It was observed that, for 5% MWCNT/PP composition the elastic modulus and hardness were enhanced.Both elastic modulus and hardness increased by 21% and 27.1% respectively in comparison to pure PP while for 10wt% MWCNT/PP composite this enhancement in modulus and hardness was 27.6% and 75% respectively. Presence of MWCNTs provides resistance for the propagation of shear bonds and hence deformation of PP under external loads gets reduced.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Nanoindentation	en_US
dc.subject	PP	en_US
dc.subject	MWCNTs	en_US
dc.subject	Mechanical properties	en_US
dc.title	Effect of MWCNT composition on the hardness of PP/MWCNT composites	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US