Title: Effect of Graphene on the Flammability Behavior of Polyimide-graphene Composites

Authors: Caroline J. Akinyi, and Jude O. Iroh

DOI: 10.33599/nasampe/s.19.1617

Abstract: The presence of graphene in the composites resulted in a remarkable decrease in the heat of combustion of the polymer by up to 81% at 50 wt.% graphene. An increase from 0- 50 wt.% graphene led to a 77% decrease in HRC indicating that the presence of graphene contributed to the increase in anti-flammability behavior of polyimide. The decrease in HRC slowed down at 30 wt.% graphene, showing only a 2.7% decrease between 30 wt.% and 50 wt.%. The rate of degradation was also shown to significantly decrease by up to 85% from 0-50 wt.% graphene

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Conference: SAMPE 2019 - Charlotte, NC

Publication Date: 2019/05/20

SKU: TP19--1617

Pages: 11

Price: FREE