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{"title":"Improving the material extrusion processing of thermoplastic olefin/graphene nanoplatelet composites through control of the morphology","authors":"Quang Binh Ho, Roxana Abdi, Marianna Kontopoulou, Weawkamol Leelapornpisit","doi":"10.1177/08927057241244691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241244691","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this research is to develop thermoplastic olefin (TPO) composites containing polypropylene (PP), an elastomeric ethylene-octene copolymer (EOC) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), suitable for material extrusion (MEX). A PP functionalized with amino-pyridine (PP-g-Py) was used as a compatibilizer. The composite blends had droplet-matrix morphology at compositions as high as 40 wt% EOC. Imaging by Transmission Electron Microscopy showed that the GNPs resided at the interface between the blend components. This microstructure promoted higher thermal conductivity of the TPO/GNP composite blends, as compared to the PP/GNP composite (1.54 W/m K, vs 1.3 W/m K respectively). PP/GNP composites processed by MEX exhibited inadequate interfacial fusion between the deposited strands, which resulted in severe delamination during tensile and flexural testing, and consequently poor mechanical properties. In the TPO/GNP composites containing 40 wt% EOC, the slower crystallization of the elongated EOC domains promoted interfacial adhesion between the strands, resulting in better part consolidation, more consistent mechanical properties and improved ductility compared to the PP/GNP composites.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of wettability and wear properties on 3D printed Polylactic acid/Molybdenum disulfide-Silicon carbide polymeric composite for sustainable biomedical applications","authors":"Rashi Tyagi, Nishant Ranjan, Monty Kumar, Vinay Kumar, Ashutosh Tripathi, Ranvijay Kumar","doi":"10.1177/08927057241243356","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241243356","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work, investigations of the wettability, wear, and morphological study on 3D-printed polylactic acid (PLA)/molybdenum disulfide (MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>)-silicon carbide (SiC) based composite have been performed. In the first stage, the PLA/MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>-SiC composite was fabricated from the different types of filaments of 1.75 ± 0.10 mm size by taking MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>-SiC as reinforcement at various extrusion temperatures (150°C–160°C) and screw rotational speed (3–7 r/min) of the extruder setup. The Taguchi L9 orthogonal array was used to design the experiments for 3D printing by varying the filament type, range of nozzle temperature (200°C–210°C), and infill density (40%–90%). The pin-on-disk (POD) setup was used for measuring specific wear rate (SWR) and showed the lowest value of 0.00141 g/N-m when composites were 3D printed by taking filaments manufactured at the parametric combination of 160°C extruder temperature and 7 r/min rotational speed, while 3D printed at 210°C nozzle temperature and 40% infill density. Contact angle (CA) values indicated that the reinforcement of MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> and SiC in PLA resulted in hydrophilic surface formation due to morphology and increased roughness (including mean roughness (Sa), mean root square of the Z data (Sq), and the highest peak (Sz)). The significantly increased surface free energy (SFE) of MoS<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>-SiC-reinforced PLA composite compared to pure PLA was reported which makes the prepared composite a promising candidate to be used for biocompatible implants with high wear resistance.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Application of artificial neural networks as a tool for the prediction of electrical conductivity in polymer composites","authors":"Shirley N Cavalcanti, Moacy P da Silva, Túlio ACS Rodrigues, Pankaj Agrawal, Gustavo F Brito, Eudésio O Vilar, Tomás JA Mélo","doi":"10.1177/08927057241243361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241243361","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, conductive polymeric composites (CPCs) of renewable source high-density polyethylene (HDPE) (BioPe) with various carbon black (CB) concentrations were developed. To corroborate the electrical conductivity prediction techniques, an artificial neural network (ANN) was modeled and trained to predict electrical conductivity using processing parameters, filler information, and polymeric matrix. Thus, the obtained neural network and the proposed methodology could serve as experimental support for the development of new materials based on parametric variation and consequent prediction of electrical conductivity. Therefore, the use of artificial neural networks from processing data and filler concentration proved to be an efficient technique for predicting the electrical conductivity of CPCs using conductive carbon black as conductive filler.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prediction surface roughness of 3D printed parts using genetic algorithm optimized hybrid learning model","authors":"Gazi Akgun, Osman Ulkir","doi":"10.1177/08927057241243364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241243364","url":null,"abstract":"The final product of additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing critically depends on the surface quality. An experimental study on the 3D printed intake manifold flange using acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) material was executed by varying the four process parameters. A fused deposition modeling (FDM) based 3D printer was used to fabricate the flanges. The association between the parameters and the surface roughness of printed ABS flanges was investigated. A feed forward neural network (FFNN) model trained on particle swarm optimization (PSO) optimized with a genetic algorithm (GA) was used to estimate the surface roughness. A Box-Behnken design (BBD) with printing parameters at three levels was used, and 25 parts were fabricated. The suggested model demonstrated a coefficient of determination (R<jats:sup>2</jats:sup>) of 0.9865 on test values, mean of root-mean-square-error (RMSE) of 0.1231 after 500 times training for generalization. And also mean of overfitting factor is 0.7110. This means that the suggested system could generalize. Comparing the results from the suggested model and ANN, the suggested hybrid model outperformed ANN in predicting the surface roughness values with no overfitting. This suggests that GA optimized PSO based FFNN may be a more suitable method for estimating product quality in terms of surface roughness.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140601578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unravelling the role of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) molecular weight in poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)/PMMA/Expanded graphite (ExGr) blend nanocomposites: Insights into morphology, thermal behavior, electrical conductivity, and wetting property","authors":"Nikhitha Augustin, Pranesh Muraliharan, Aleena Sabu, Kanya Koothanatham Senthilkumar, Pratheep Kumar Annamalai, Ramanujam Brahmadesam Thoopul Srinivasa Raghava","doi":"10.1177/08927057241238203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241238203","url":null,"abstract":"Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) based conducting polymer composites with carbon nanomaterials can be used for mechanical energy harvesting through piezoelectric or triboelectric effect. This study aims to investigate the influence of PMMA molecular weight on the electrical, thermal, and wetting properties of PVDF/40 wt.% PMMA blend nanocomposites reinforced with expanded graphite (ExGr). The blend nanocomposites with 40 wt.% PMMA have been prepared by solution blending method by using two different molecular weights of PMMA whose melt flow indices are 2 g/10 min and 2.3 g/10 min. The coexistence of the electroactive gamma and non-polar alpha phases of PVDF in the blend nanocomposites has been confirmed by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry analyses. While overall crystallinity (%) of low molecular weight PMMA employed blend nanocomposites is lower than that of high molecular weight PMMA blended nanocomposites, the electroactive gamma phase has been found to increase in the former blend nanocomposites. The dispersion of graphite nanosheets has been observed to be better in high molecular weight PMMA employed blend nanocomposites which results in higher electrical conductivity. Impedance analysis of PVDF-40 wt.% PMMA-2 wt.% ExGr blend nanocomposite with high molecular weight PMMA results in enhanced interjunction capacitance (74.5 pF) in comparison to low molecular weight PMMA mixed blend nanocomposites (68 pF). Water contact angle (WCA) increases with molecular weight of PMMA and ExGr loading level. Thermogravimetric analysis has shown that the char content (above 500°C) is slightly higher for the blend with low molecular weight PMMA than with high molecular weight PMMA.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140313244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mechanical properties and discrete element simulation of KH-560 modified polystyrene concrete","authors":"Yong Feng, Xiaoyang Li, Weijian Wang, Lijuan Li, Chen Zhao","doi":"10.1177/08927057241240724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241240724","url":null,"abstract":"Polystyrene foam (EPS) concrete is a composite concrete material commonly used in construction, which has excellent thermal insulation and thermal insulation properties, but also has defects of weak bonding interface.KH-560 can significantly improve the characteristics of EPS particles and concrete matrix, which have different physical and chemical properties and are difficult to combine. In this study, the effects of different levels of KH-560 on the enhanced mechanical properties of EPS concrete were studied from the aspects of macroscopic mechanical properties, microstructure characteristics, chemical composition and discrete element simulation, and the mechanism of action was discussed. The results of mechanical experiments show that the compressive strength and flexural strength of EPS concrete mixed with KH-560 are higher than those of ordinary EPS concrete, and its mechanical properties gradually increase with the increase of KH-560 content. XRD, FT-IR and SEM observations showed that more C-S-H gels would be produced under the action of KH-560, which made the structure of the weak interface transition zone of EPS concrete more compact. The results of discrete element simulation show that the peak strength of EPS concrete increases with the increase of friction coefficient, but has little effect on its elastic modulus.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140313243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Experimental and statistical study on the effect of process parameters on the quality of continuous fiber composites made via additive manufacturing","authors":"Femi A Ibitoye, Donald W Radford","doi":"10.1177/08927057241241504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241241504","url":null,"abstract":"Ongoing research in additive manufacturing towards structural and industrial application has led to the use of commingled roving as a manufacturing feedstock for printing high fiber volume fraction composites. The prospects of using this technology for high performance applications necessitates the need for a comprehensive experimental investigation into the effects of processing parameters on the quality of an additively manufactured composite printed from commingled roving feedstock. In this work, transverse flexure and void fraction matrix pyrolysis testing are both performed to evaluate composite quality. The transverse flexure test is a testing approach that evaluates the quality of the interfacial fiber-matrix bond while the void fraction test estimates the void content in the printed composite. A full observational study consisting of 27 different test combinations is done to investigate the effects of three different process parameters namely, temperature, pressure, and print speed across three different levels. Composite samples were made from commingled roving of E-glass and amorphous PET using an in-house built continuous fiber composite digital manufacturing system. Least squares regression analysis is performed to study the main, interaction and quadratic effects of process parameters. A statistical regression model having an R<jats:sup>2</jats:sup> adjusted value of 80.1% is generated from the transverse flexure study, which is used to explain main and interaction effects and also predict performance. Response surface plots are also generated and are used to optimize process parameters which can subsequently be of help in scaling up composite manufacturing. Results show that all three process parameters are highly statistically significant at the 0.01 level of significance. Pressure * Temperature and Pressure * Printspeed are significant interaction terms. Pressure plays a weightier role when print speed is increased or temperature is decreased as it closes more voids that would ordinarily have been introduced because of drop in polymer melt viscosity. Micrographic analysis is also performed.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140205155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing effects of damping materials on automotive bumper beam assembly under different velocity conditions","authors":"Dil Jan, Shahid Ikramullah Butt, Muhammad Salman Khan, Nasir Ahmad, Ghullam Hussain","doi":"10.1177/08927057241240720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241240720","url":null,"abstract":"Automotive bumper beams play a very crucial role in absorbing impact energy during crash collisions and reducing damage from the front or rear ends of the vehicle during low or high-velocity impact. This paper discusses the impact of different energy-absorbing materials introduced between the fascia and the metallic beam. A novel recipe, with combinations ranging from 0% to 50% and 20% to 80% of Polypropylene (PP) with Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and Polypropylene (PP) with Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), was prepared by weight and comparative study based on their impact strengths was done both experimentally and numerically. The mechanical properties of the polymer blends have been determined under tensile, compressive, and impact testing. Results obtained from numerical simulation analysis lie in reasonable agreement with the experimental findings. The tensile and compression test results show that polymer blend PP/EPDM-50/50 is the best selection as an energy absorber due to its ductility and toughness properties which is evident from experimental testing. The introduction of this blend in front of the metallic strip (bumper beam) has significantly supported the improvement in the energy-absorbing capacity and impact strength.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140205214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mechanical properties and wear performance of denture base polymethyl methacrylate reinforced with nano Al2O3","authors":"Ramy A Fouad, Amal AA Ibrahim, Mohamed M El-Sayed Seleman, Sabbah Ataya, Mohamed Ibrahim AA Habba","doi":"10.1177/08927057241241500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241241500","url":null,"abstract":"Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) has been widely used as a material in dentistry. The deterioration of pure PMMA denture teeth is a significant issue that can alter the vertical dimensions of dentures. This study investigates the effect of aluminum oxide (Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>) nano-ceramic addition as reinforcements into the heat-cure acrylic resin denture teeth. The PMMA was reinforced with Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> concentrations of 1, 3, 5, and 10 wt.%. The PMMA without ceramic addition is produced for comparison purposes. The color change, densification, microhardness, and compressive properties of the produced PMMA resin and its composites were investigated to detect the effect of Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> nano ceramic addition on the physical and mechanical properties. Furthermore, the microstructure was also performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. A chewing simulator was utilized to conduct two-body wear testing, employing a human enamel antagonist. The wear behavior of the PMMA and their composites were assessed by measuring the weight loss after submitting them to 37,500 cycles. The SEM microstructure analysis revealed sound specimens of PMMA reinforced with 0, 1, 3, and 5 wt.% Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> without any porosity and micro defects using the applied production procedures. In contrast, the aggregated sites and propagation of cracks were detected for the PMMA/10 wt.% Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> specimen. The densification and hardness properties of the produced PMMA composites improved with increasing the Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> additions. The microhardness of PMMA/10 wt.% Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> improved by around 233% compared to the PMMA matrix. The higher compressive properties were detected for the PMMA/5 wt.% Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> composite specimen with ultimate compressive strength (UCS) of 54.75 MPa and yield strength (YS) of 45.6 MPa and improved than the PMMA matrix by around 98 % and 117 %, respectively. In addition, incorporating Al<jats:sub>2</jats:sub>O<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> nano-ceramic particles into a PMMA matrix revealed a significant improvement in the wear resistance of the produced composites compared to the PMMA matrix.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140205287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adsorption of chlorpyrifos in water using polyaniline/graphene oxide composites","authors":"Sachidananda Mohapatra, Rajat Kumar Sahoo, Rajesh Kumar Nayak, Bishnu Prasad Panda, Mayureshwar Sunil Konarde, Aswathy N R, Aswini Kumar Mohapatra","doi":"10.1177/08927057241240723","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08927057241240723","url":null,"abstract":"Graphene oxide and polyaniline have some unique properties and are considered as new generation materials for various applications. One major application of these materials is the adsorption of pollutants. In this study, Graphene oxide was synthesized with different levels of oxidation by using the modified Hummers method. Polyaniline/graphene oxide composite was synthesized by in situ polymerization with GO loading at 10% and 50% and further the composite is casted inside a disposable syringe by using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) as a dispersing agent. An adsorption experiment was carried out for water containing pesticide chlorpyrifos. The produced materials were characterized by FTIR spectroscopy &amp; and XRD. Morphology was studied by SEM images. The FTIR spectra shows the formation of functional groups like -OH, -COOH on graphene, which may increase the hydrophilicity and adsorption properties. FTIR spectra of the composite portrayed the formation of bonds between polyaniline and graphene oxide. XRD peaks were obtained corresponding to crystals of polyaniline and graphite sheets. The adsorption efficiency was determined by analysis of water samples before and after filtration by using GC-MS. The composite produced with 50% amount of GO showed optimum results for the removal of chlorpyrifos. However, the composite with 10% GO loading is showing very low efficiency for the removal of chlorpyrifos. The PANI/GO composite is a possible candidate for the treatment of river water polluted by agricultural pollutants.","PeriodicalId":17446,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials","volume":"68 2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140205222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}