Improved mechanical properties of polymer nanocomposites incorporating graphene-like BN: Dependence on the number of BN layers

The mechanical properties of composites of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) with two-dimensional graphene-like boron nitride (BN) have been investigated to explore the dependence of the properties on the number of BN layers. This study demonstrates that significantly improved mechanical properties are...

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Published inScripta materialia Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 592 - 595
Main Authors Kiran, M.S.R.N., Raidongia, Kalyan, Ramamurty, U., Rao, C.N.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2011
Subjects
Boron nitride
Elastic modulus
Hardness
Mechanical properties
Modulus of elasticity
Nanocomposite
Nanocomposites
Nanoindentation
Nanolayers
Polymer matrix composites
Polymethyl methacrylates
Two dimensional
Mechanical properties
Nanolayers
Polymer matrix composites
Nanocomposite
Nanoindentation
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Summary:The mechanical properties of composites of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) with two-dimensional graphene-like boron nitride (BN) have been investigated to explore the dependence of the properties on the number of BN layers. This study demonstrates that significantly improved mechanical properties are exhibited by the composite with the fewest number of BN layers. Thus, with incorporation of three BN layers, the hardness and elastic modulus of the composite showed an increase of 125% and 130%, respectively, relative to pure PMMA.
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ISSN:1359-6462
1872-8456
DOI:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2010.12.007