Abstract
Polyamide 12 (PA12)-coated SiO 2 composite powders were prepared by a dissolution–precipitation method using a mixture of methanol and ethanol as the solvent. The sizes and morphologies of the as-obtained composite powders were determined and observed using a laser particle size analyzer and a scanning electron microscope. The effects of SiO 2 content on the sizes and the thermal properties of PA12@SiO 2 composite powders were studied. The results show that the introduction of SiO 2 decreases the size of the composite powders. With increasing content of SiO 2 to 9.1 wt%, the d (0.5) of the PA12 powders decreases from 94.2 to 56.2 μm. SiO 2 promotes the heterogeneous nucleation of PA12, and the size of the composite powders can be tuned by changing the amount of the SiO 2 . In addition, SiO 2 particles increase the melting and crystallization temperatures and the crystallization rate of PA12. POLYM. COMPOS., 40:1251–1257, 2019.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1251-1257 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Polymer Composites |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 3 |
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Publication status | Published - Mar 2019 |