Vikas Sharma ¹, Meenakshi Goyal ¹, Prashant Jindal ¹

Affiliations
1 Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh − 160014, IN

Abstract

Graphene/acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (abs) Based Nanocomposite is Prepared Using Solvent Mixing Method. Abs has Outstanding Material Property and its Ease of Availability Motivated to Use it as a Polymer Material in the Present Work. Production of Graphene is Cheap Compared to that of Carbon Nanotubes and having Similar Mechanical Characteristics. its Incorporation in Abs will Improve its Mechanical Properties Significantly. Graphene is added to Abs in Variable Compositions (1, 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 Wt %) and Chloroform is Used as Solvent.

Keywords

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS), CNT, Graphene, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposite, Nanotube, Polymer, PNC, San.

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Sahil Kapoor ¹, Meenakshi Goyal ¹, Prashant Jindal ²

Affiliations
1 Dr. S. S. Bhatnagar University Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh – 160014, IN
2 University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh – 140413, IN

Abstract

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWCNTs) nanocomposites were prepared using solvent blending technique with chloroform as solvent. ABS has high impact strength and presence of MWCNTs in them can further enhance their mechanical properties without affecting the weight significantly. MWCNTs possess Young's modulus of nearly 1TPa due to which their presence in polymers even in small quantities can enhance the mechanical properties significantly. The weight of MWCNTs in ABS was varied from 1% to 10% (1, 3, 5, 7, 10 wt%). Thin films of nanocomposite of ABS/MWCNTs at various weight percentages of MWCNTs were analyzed for dispersion of MWCNTs in ABS using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM). These films were then transformed using a compression moulding machine into disc shaped pallets for mechanical characterization. These compositions when tested for Young's modulus for compression showed significant enhancement in Young's modulus in comparison to pure ABS ranging from 150.87% to 330.76% for various compositions of ABS/MWCNT nanocomposite. Thus, by improving the mechanical properties of ABS by incorporation of small quantity of MWCNTs these nanocomposite material can be used to manufacture automotive and aerospace parts.

Keywords

ABS, FESEM, MWCNTs, Nanocomposite, TGA, Young’s Modulus.

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