改性累托石粉体的制备及其填充橡胶复合材料的结构与性能

利用喷雾干燥法制备了硅烷偶联剂KH550改性的累托石粉体, 考察了喷嘴进口温度对制备的累托石粉体表面性质、结构及形貌的影响。将累托石粉体分别加入到丁苯橡胶(SBR)、天然橡胶(NR)和丁腈橡胶(NBR)中, 通过熔融共混法制备了改性累托石/橡胶复合材料, 研究了累托石在橡胶基体中的分散状态及其对基体的增强效果。结果表明: 随着进气温度的提高, 与累托石复合的KH550的量也随之增加; KH550分子插层进入累托石层间, 阻碍了片层的再聚集, 片层堆砌更加无序蓬松; 改性累托石在SBR中出现了局部团聚现象, 在NBR中分散较均匀, 而在NR中分散状态最好; 与相应的纯橡胶相比, 改性累托石填充的SBR和NBR基复合材料的各项力学性能均有所提高, 而其填充的NR基复合材料的定伸应力提高, 拉伸强度和撕裂强度基本不变, 断裂伸长率有所下降。     

Preparation and properties of the powder SBR composites filled with CNTs by spray drying process

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) filled powder styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) composites were prepared by spray drying of the suspension of CNTs in SBR latex. The powder was spherical like and uniform with an average diameter of less than 10 μm. The dispersion of CNTs in the rubber matrix was improved remarkably compared with that in the rubber composites obtained by the conventional mechanical mixing method. Further study about the effect of CNTs on the prepared SBR composites was performed by analyzing the vulcanization process of the SBR powder, thermal and mechanical properties of the vulcanized SBR composites. Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) analysis indicated that the glass transition temperatures of SBR composites increased with the increasing ratio of CNTs. The vulcanization process showed that CNTs could decelerate the vulcanization of the SBR composites. Dynamic mechanical analysis indicated that the storage modulus of the composites was improved with the CNTs additions, especially when the CNTs addition exceeded 30 phr. Compared with pure SBR composites, the hardness, tensile and tear strengths of the composites filled with 60 phr CNTs enhanced 73.9%, 327.7% and 191.1%, respectively, which should be ascribed to the excellent mechanical properties of CNTs and uniform dispersion of CNTs in the rubber matrix.     

Fabrication of in situ TiC reinforced aluminum matrix composites Part I: Microstructural characterization

In the present work traditional ingot metallurgy plus rapid solidification techniques were used to in situ produce Al-TiC composites with refined microstructures and enhanced dispersion hardening of the reinforcing phases. Microstructural characterization of the experimental materials were comprehensively done by optical, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results show that the in situ synthesized TiC particles possess a metastable fcc crystal structure with an atomic composition of TiC08 and a lattice parameter of 0.431 nm. The typical ingot metallurgy microstructures exhibit aggregates of TiC particle phase segregated generally at the -Al subgrain or grain boundaries and consisted of fine particles of 0.2–1.0 m. After re-melting of the ingots and hence rapid solidification, the microstructures formed under certain thermal history conditions contained uniform fine-scale dispersion of TiC phase particles with a size range of 40–80 nm in an Al supersaturated matrix of 0.30–0.85 m grain size. In the most case these dispersed TiC particles have a semi-coherent relationship with the -Al matrix.     

Fabrication of particulate reinforced magnesium composites by applying a spontaneous infiltration phenomenon

A new fabrication method of particulate reinforced magnesium matrix composites using a spontaneous infiltration phenomenon was developed. By mixing infiltration agent powder with reinforcement powder, the magnesium melt spontaneously infiltrated into the powder mixture. In this study, pure magnesium, SiO2 and SiC particle (SiCp, 1.2,2,3,4 and 8 m) powders were used as the matrix metal, infiltration agent and reinforcements, respectively. Experiments to clarify the conditions in which the spontaneous infiltration occurred were carried out under pure argon atmosphere at 973 K. Furthermore, the infiltration velocity was measured. Spontaneous infiltration occurred in the 2,3,4 and 8 m SiCp systems. A minimum SiO2 content necessary for spontaneous infiltration existed and it depended on SiCp diameter. Microstructural observation of the composites revealed that SiCp dispersed homogeneously, even though the diameter of SiCp was fine, and MgO and Mg2Si reaction products were observed. During infiltration, a temperature rise was observed, caused by Mg–SiO2 thermit reaction. Consequently, spontaneous infiltration was caused by improvement of wettability between the magnesium melt and SiCp, which resulted from Mg–SiO2 thermit reaction at the infiltration front.     

Damping behaviour and mechanical properties of rapidly solidified Al–Fe–Mo–Si/Al alloys

In order to develop a new high damping aluminium alloy with strength and toughness for advanced aircraft structure application, rapidly solidified (RS) Al–Fe–Mo–Si/Al alloys were synthesized. The damping behaviour, mechanical properties and microstructures of the alloys were studied. Results showed that the damping capacities of RS Al–Fe–Mo–Si/10–15% Al alloys are stable between 7.0–10.0×10-3 at room temperature, which almost reach the high damping threshold, 10.0×10-3. At lower frequency (0.1–10 Hz) the damping capacity is decidely frequency and temperture dependent above 50°C, with lowest frequency and highest temperature resulting in the highest less factor. It was noted that mechanical properties of the Al–Fe–Mo–Si/10–15% Al alloys are both excellent at room temperature (b=536–564 MPa, =7.2–11.4%) and at elevated temperature (250°C: b=295–324 MPa). Analysis of microstructures reveal that the damping capacity arises from deformation of the pure Al areas, and strength at elevated temperature from the dispersion strengthening of intermetallic phase. © 1998 Chapman & Hall     

Fine SiC fiber synthesized from organosilicon polymers: relationship between spinning temperature and melt viscosity of precursor polymers

A very fine silicon carbide (SiC) fiber with diameter of 6 m, about a half of that of a commercially available SiC fiber, was synthesized from a polymer blend of polycarbosilane (PCS) and polyvinylsilane (PVS). The fine SiC fiber was obtained by optimizing the composition and the spinning temperature of PCS-PVS polymer blends. In order to determine these optimum conditions, the relationship between temperature and melt viscosities of the polymer blends was investigated. As a result, it was found that the optimum spinning temperature range was within a temperature range where the melt viscosity is 5–10 Pa · s. Moreover, by blending PVS with PCS, the spinning temperature of the polymer blends was lowered, the spinnability of polymer system was improved, and finer polymer fiber was obtained compared with PCS. The optimum content of PVS in the polymer blend was 15–20 wt%.     

Ultrafine magnetic metal dispersed carbons prepared from anisotropic pitch and metal acetylacetonate complexes

Transition metal (Fe, Co or Ni) dispersed carbon composites were prepared using the mixtures of metal acetylacetonate complex as a source of metal particles and an anisotropic coal-tar pitch as a carbon matrix precursor by heat treatment at the temperatures up to 1000°C. Mixing of the metal complexes and the pitch by dissolving in quinoline permitted the notable fine dispersion of the complex in the pitch. Then the resulting mixtures were easily converted to the metal dispersed carbons by pyrolysis under an inert atmosphere. The appeared particles were Fe₃O₄/-Fe/Fe₃C, -Co or Ni when using the corresponding metal complex. Besides, their particle diameters were much less than 30 nm and distributed evenly throughout the carbon matrix. The magnetic properties of the metal dispersed carbons were evaluated with a vibrating sample magnetometer, and it was found that saturation magnetization and coercive force ranged from 1.03 × 10^–5 to 5.65 × 10^–5 Wb · m/kg and from 0.21 × 10⁴ to 3.06 × 10⁴ A/m, respectively.     

蒙脱土填充补强丁苯橡胶及对橡胶硫化特性的影响

以十八烷基三甲基溴化铵为插层处理剂改性蒙脱土。分别采用有机蒙脱土(C₁₈-MMT) 和Na-蒙脱土(Na-MMT) 填充补强丁苯橡胶, 用XRD 和TEM 对复合材料的结构进行表征。结果表明: 蒙脱土在橡胶基体中的分散取决于蒙脱土的亲油性, 亲油性越强, 蒙脱土的片层在橡胶中的分散越均匀, 完全有机化处理的蒙脱土能够被剥离成厚度为20 nm 左右的片层并均匀分散在橡胶基体中。蒙脱土的存在对橡胶的硫化反应有一定的影响, 有机蒙脱土对橡胶硫化反应有催化作用, 但不改变硫化反应的活化能; Na-蒙脱土片层阻碍了橡胶的硫化交联, 使交联反应对温度的敏感性降低, 导致表观活化能减小。有机蒙脱土填充补强丁苯橡胶, 由于提高了橡胶的交联密度, 同时有机蒙脱土具有高比表面积和滑移性, 大大提高了橡胶的机械性能, 其拉伸强度和300 %定伸应力与炭黑N330 补强橡胶相当, 而断裂伸长率较炭黑补强橡胶有大幅度的提高, 在替代炭黑作为橡胶的补强剂方面具有广泛的应用前景。      

超声分散制备天然橡胶/丁苯橡胶/炭黑/碳纳米管纳米复合材料

通过超声分散制备了分散均匀的碳纳米管(CNTs)/天然橡胶母料,利用母料制备了天然橡胶(NR)/丁苯橡胶(SBR)/炭黑(CB)/碳纳米管复合材料。通过比较常规搅拌、双辊混炼和超声分散三种方法对碳纳米管的分散及对复合材料性能的影响,表明超声分散能实现碳纳米管在基体中均匀分散,CNTs和CB的协同作用提高了复合材料的力学性能,当CB/CNTs之比为37/3时力学性能最高,与未加CNTs增强的体系相比,拉伸强度提高了6.4%。当CNTs含量为7phr,与未加CNTs的体系相比,压缩模量提高了20%。     

Rubber-modified polymer composites

The effect of rubber modification on the mechanical properties of a polymer composite consisting of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) beads embedded in a PMMA matrix was studied. The synthetic rubber used, a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR), was dissolved after mastication into the methyl methacrylate monomer, thus ensuring that rubber dispersion takes place in the matrix phase. The results obtained show that the mechanical properties of the rubber-modified material produced by the technique described are greatly dependent on the total rubber content, since it affects the form and particle size of the dispersed phase.     

碳纳米管/丁苯橡胶复合材料的电学性能

采用喷雾干燥法可制备不同配比的碳纳米管（Carbon nanotubes,CNTs）/粉末丁苯橡胶复合材料,观察CNTs在橡胶基体中的分散情况,检测复合材料的导电性能及介电性能,并进行了简要的理论分析。结果表明:CNTs在橡胶基体中获得了充分均匀的分散,有利于CNTs改性补强作用的发挥。与纯胶样品及填充炭黑（Carbon black,CB）样品相比, 填充CNTs样品在8~18GHz下具有较高的介电常数及低介电损耗。随着CNTs加入量的增加,CNTs/粉末丁苯橡胶复合材料的电导率逐渐升高,当CNTs加入量为60phr（per hundred rubber）时,与纯胶样品及添加60phr CB样品相比,电导率提高近10个数量级;复合材料内部导电同时存在隧道导电机制和渗逾导电机制。采用喷雾干燥法制备的CNTs/粉末丁苯橡胶复合材料,将是一种综合性能良好的新型纳米复合材料,有望在抗静电橡胶、电磁屏蔽及介电材料等领域获得应用。      

Effect of magnesium alloying additions on infiltration threshold pressure and structure of SiC powder compacts infiltrated by aluminium-based melts

Infiltration of 53% dense preforms of 23 m size SiC particulate by Al–0 to 14 wt% Mg alloy melts has been carried out at different applied pressures at 750°C, together with microstructural characterization of the resulting composites. The threshold pressure P* for infiltration decreased with increasing Mg content in the melt at twice the rate by which its surface tension decreased, the residual effect being attributable to the expected effect of Mg on the contact angle between Al and SiC. Periodic bands of entrapped porosity at lower Mg contents and infiltration pressures just above P* are thought to have arisen from periodic arrest of the infiltration front pending ventilation of the gas accumulated at the front. The formation of monolithic Mg2Si and areas of lamellar Al–Mg2Si eutectic observed at higher Mg contents is associated with the accumulation of 5 wt% Si in the melt as a result of reaction between the melt and SiC.     

Preparation and properties of cast aluminium-ceramic particle composites

A casting technique for preparing aluminium-alumina, aluminium-illite and aluminium-silicon carbide particle composites has been developed. The method essentially consists of stirring uncoated but suitably heat-treated ceramic particles of sizes varying from 10 to 200 m in molten aluminium alloys (above their liquidus temperature) using the vortex method of dispersion of particles, followed by casting of the composite melts. Recoveries and microscopic distribution of variously pretreated ceramic particles in the castings have been reported. Mechanical properties and wear of these composites have been investigated. Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and hardness of aluminium increased from 75.50 MN m^–2 and 27 Brinell hardness number (BHN) to 93.15 MN m^–2 and 37 BHN respectively due to additions of 3 wt % alumina particles of 100 m size. As a contrast, the tensile strength of aluminium-11.8 wt % Si alloy decreased from 156.89 MN m^–2 to 122.57 MN m^–2 due to the addition of 3 wt % alumina particles of the same size. Adhesive wear rates of aluminium, aluminium-11.8 wt % Si and aluminium-16 wt % Si alloys decreased from 3.62×10^–8, 1.75×10^–8 and 1.59×10^–8 cm³ cm^–1 to 2.0×10^–8, 0.87×10^–8 and 0.70×10^–8 cm³ cm^–1, respectively, due to the additions of 3 wt % alumina particles.Formerly with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India.     

Thermal conductivity of aligned CNT/polymer composites using mesoscopic simulation

Thermal conductivity of CNT/polymer composites depends on alignment, dispersion, volume fraction and size of CNTs as well as polymer size. By coupling smoothed particle hydrodynamics and dissipative particle dynamics, thermal conductivities of random and aligned composites along with their meso morphologies are studied in detail. Thermal conductivity along the alignment of CNT can be significantly enhanced to 16 times that of polymer by increasing volume fraction, dispersion degree and length of CNT, meanwhile thermal conductivity perpendicular to the alignment of CNT is affected modestly by these factors. Enhancement of thermal conductivity of random composites could only be efficiently achieved by increasing the volume fraction of CNT. Particularly, thermal conductivity $\kappa$ is proportional to the square of volume fraction of CNT v in well dispersed random and aligned composites, i.e. $\kappa \propto v^2$.     

Preparation and properties of powder styrene-butadiene rubber composites filled with carbon black and carbon nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and carbon black (CB) filled powder styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) composites were prepared by spray drying of the suspension of CNTs and CB in SBR latex. The powders were sphere like and fine with uniform diameters of 10-15 μm. Experimental results showed that the introduction of CNTs into the matrix was beneficial to improve the security of the vulcanization of the rubber composites, and the dynamic and basic mechanical properties of the CNTs/SBR composites were better than those of CB/SBR and neat SBR composites. Observations on the microstructure of the composites indicated that CNTs were well dispersed in the matrix. Morphology of the fracture confirmed that the bonding between CNTs and rubber matrix was strong and load can be transferred to CNTs efficiently during the mechanical property tests. Moreover, the powder SBR composites containing well-dispersed CNTs could be perfect candidate as additives for other polymers.     

Al2O3-5 wt% Al composites by ICP sintering of synthesized precursor

Microstructure developments during the milling of Al₂O₃-5wt% Al composite powder in an attritor and subsequent sintering of the precursor by inductively coupled argon plasma are presented. After 4 h of milling the precursor contained tubular ceramic-metal and uniform ceramic regions. With an increase in the milling period the ceramic-metal regions broke into smaller and almost globular regions, and the smaller regions became dispersed in the ceramic regions. After 8 h of milling the composite powder had a stable microstructure and contained 0.25–0.35 m clusters. The sintered composite was > 99.7% dense and its microstructure consisted of ceramic-metal regions which were dispersed in the matrix of a ceramic region. The sizes of ceramic grains in ceramic-metal regions and the ceramic regions were 0.3–2.2 and 0.8–1.8 m, respectively. Many ceramic grains in ceramic-metal regions were separated by 30–100 nm wide metal layers. The microstructure of the ceramic-metal region showed many features of interpenetrating phase composites. The Knoop and Vickers microhardnesses of the composites at 5–10 N loads were 410–450. Under 10 N loads in Knoop and Vickers microhardness tests the crack length was 11±3 and 3 ± 0.5 m, respectively. The crack propogation mechanisms in the indented areas are discussed.     

Fabrication and mechanical properties of silicon carbide–silicon nitride nanocomposites

A powder mixture of ultrafine –SiC–35 wt% –Si₃N₄ containing 6 wt% Al₂O₃ and 4 wt% Y₂O₃ as sintering additives were liquid–phase sintered at 1800°C for 30 min by hot–pressing. The hot–pressed composites were subsequently annealed at 1920°C under nitrogen–gas–pressure to enhance grain growth. The average grain–size of the sintered bodies were ranged from 96 to 251 nm for SiC and from 202 to 407 nm for Si₃N₄, which were much finer than those of ordinary sintered SiC–Si₃N₄ composites. Both strength and fracture toughness of fine–grained SiC–Si₃N₄ composites increased with increasing grain size. Such results suggested that a small amount of grain growth in the fine–grained region (250 nm for SiC and 400 nm for Si₃N₄) was beneficial for mechanical properties of the composites. The room–temperature flexural strength and fracture toughness of the 8–h annealed composites were 698 MPa and 4.7 MPa · m^1/2, respectively.     

Study on dispersion and electrical property of multi-walled carbon nanotubes/low-density polyethylene nanocomposites

Sonication is one of the promising approaches to disperse nanoparticles into the base material thoroughly. Furthermore, coupling treatments for MWNTs and polymer matrix also contribute to homogenous dispersion of MWNTs among polymer matrix. In this paper, MWNTs and KH-550 were dispersed with acetone via sonication method, then, the MWNTs/low density polyethylene (LDPE) composites was prepared by using melt blending process. Effects of MWNTs and LDPE coupling treatment on dispersion and electrical property of the MWNTs/LDPE nanocomposites were investigated. SEM observation on fracture surfaces of the nanocomposites explained the functions of sonication and coupling treatment on the dispersion, and electrical conductivity of the nanocomposites was measured by four-contact scheme. The results displayed that the optimum sonication temperature was 70 °C and the optimum sonication amount of MWNTs particles in 200 ml KH-550 acetone solution was 20 g. Moreover, dispersion of the nanocomposites was improved with increasing sonication power amplitude. Furthermore, dispersion and electrical conductivity of the nanocomposites with coupling treatment LDPE were better than those of the nanocomposites with uncoupling treatment LDPE. The good dispersion and electrical conductivity enhancement are based on the strong bonding and coupling reaction of MWNTs and LDPE matrix, which associated greatly with sonication and coupling treatment.     

Effect of SiO2 Particle Size on the Reaction between ZrB2 and SiO2 in Air

The heat resistance of ZrB₂-based composites is shown to depend on the dispersion medium in which the slip-cast bodies were prepared: silica sol ensures the best heat resistance. Heat treatment of ZrB₂–SiO₂ materials in air at temperatures of up to 1400°C leads to the formation of a borosilicate glass melt containing crystalline particles of ZrB₂, SiO₂, and reaction products. Chemical analysis of heat-treated samples demonstrates that the SiO₂ particle size has no effect on this process.     

The significance of carbon nanotubes on styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and SBR modified mortar

A New approach is introduced to incorporate multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in cementitious materials. The MWCNTs are dispersed in styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) matrix before mixing the matrix with cement. Surfactants have been successfully applied to enhance the dispersion and functionalization of MWCNTs in SBR. The significance of using this MWCNTs–SBR nanocomposite on the mechanical characteristics including compressive and tensile strengths and microstructural features of latex modified mortar (LMM) were examined. Subsequently, the significance of the functionalized MWCNTs on surface chemistry, microstructure and thermal stability of SBR were characterized. MWCNTs were found to be a useful additive for enhancing the mechanical response and thermal stability of SBR. MWCNTs–SBR nanocomposite was observed to be able to bridge micro-cracks in the LMM which helped enhancing its mechanical properties. The ability of MWCNTs to enhance the mechanical response of SBR polymer matrix might be attributed to chemical bond that functionalized MWCNTs can establish with the SBR polymer matrix. The enhanced MWCNTs–SBR nanocomposite gave rise to improved microstructural features of the LMM. Microstructural investigations showed MWCNTs were well dispersed in and bonded to the SBR matrix.