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Al2Mo3O12/polyethylene composites with reduced coefficient of thermal expansion

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Recently, polymer composites reinforced with low fractions of thermomiotic nanoceramics have triggered a lot of research. The efforts have been focused on achieving considerable reduction of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of polymeric materials without deterioration of other physical properties. In this context, polyethylene (PE) composites reinforced with different loads of Al2Mo3O12 nanofillers (0.5–4 mass %) were fabricated by micro-compounding. To enhance the interfacial interaction between the two components, chemical functionalization of Al2Mo3O12 was performed with vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) prior to micro-compounding. Infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetry demonstrated the successful grafting of VTMS on the Al2Mo3O12 surface. The composites showed strongly decreased CTEs, up to 46 % reduction for loadings of 4 mass % compared with neat PE, suggesting intimate filler–matrix interactions. The variation of CTEs of the composites in terms of the filler fraction was successfully described by Turner’s model allowing calculation of the bulk modulus of monoclinic Al2Mo3O12 (13.6 ± 2.6 GPa), in agreement with the value obtained by an ultrasonic method. The thermal stability of the composites was improved, although the addition of functionalized fillers decreased the degree of crystallinity of the PE to a small extent. The Young’s modulus and yield strength of the composites increased from 6.6 to 19.1 % and 4.0–6.0 %, respectively, supporting the existence of strong filler–matrix interactions, contributing to an efficient load transfer. Finite element analysis of thermal stresses indicated absence of plastic deformation of the matrix or fracture of the nanofillers, for a 100 K temperature drop.

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Acknowledgments

B.A. Marinkovic and J.R.M. d’Almeida are grateful to CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) for a Research Productivity Grants. Patricia I. Pontón is also grateful to CNPq for scholarship. M.A. White acknowledges support of NSERC through the Discovery Grants program. We thank J.W. Zwanziger for use of the ultrasonic transducer.

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  1. Centro Universitário de Volta Redonda – UNIFOA, Av. Paulo Erlei Alves Abrantes 1325, Volta Redonda, RJ, Brazil

    Alexandre Roberto Soares & Bojan A. Marinkovic

  2. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Gávea, RJ, Brazil

    Patricia I. Pontón, José R. M. d’Almeida & Bojan A. Marinkovic

  3. Institute of Technical Sciences of SASA, Knez Mihailova 35/IV, Belgrade, Serbia

    Lidija Mancic

  4. Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada

    Carl P. Romao & Mary Anne White

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    Carl P. Romao & Mary Anne White

  6. Department of Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada

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Soares, A.R., Pontón, P.I., Mancic, L. et al. Al2Mo3O12/polyethylene composites with reduced coefficient of thermal expansion. J Mater Sci 49, 7870–7882 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8498-3

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