<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Polyamide 6 (noted as PA6)/Ag nanocomposites were prepared by an in situ solution polymerization method. AgNO<sub>3</sub> was used as filler and was directly reduced to silver nanoparticles resulting in uniformly dispersed nanoparticles in the PA6 matrix. The thermal stability, crystallization, melting performance, and dispersion properties of the PA6/Ag nanocomposites were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential thermal scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and polarized light microscopy (POM). Furthermore, the mechanical and tribological behaviors of as-prepared nanocomposites were evaluated using universal tensile testing, impact testing, and friction testing machines. The results show that Ag-nanoparticles are evenly dispersed in PA6 and decrease in size with increasing Ag content. Whereas the crystallinity increased with increasing Ag content, the crystallization temperature of the nanocomposites did not change significantly. However, the mechanical and tribological properties of the nanocomposites increased compared with pure PA6.</p></abstract>

Polyamide 6 (noted as PA6)/Ag nanocomposites were prepared by an in situ solution polymerization method. AgNO3 was used as filler and was directly reduced to silver nanoparticles resulting in uniformly dispersed nanoparticles in the PA6 matrix. The thermal stability, crystallization, melting performance, and dispersion properties of the PA6/Ag nanocomposites were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential thermal scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and polarized light microscopy (POM). Furthermore, the mechanical and tribological behaviors of as-prepared nanocomposites were evaluated using universal tensile testing, impact testing, and friction testing machines. The results show that Ag-nanoparticles are evenly dispersed in PA6 and decrease in size with increasing Ag content. Whereas the crystallinity increased with increasing Ag content, the crystallization temperature of the nanocomposites did not change significantly. However, the mechanical and tribological properties of the nanocomposites increased compared with pure PA6.

Preparation of Ag nanoparticles-reinforced polyamide 6 nanocomposites by in situ polymerization and investigation of its properties

College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering

Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Special Functional Materials

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Polyamide 6 (noted as PA6)/Ag nanocomposites were prepared by an in situ solution polymerization method. AgNO3 was used as filler and was directly reduced to...

Preparation of Ag nanoparticles-reinforced polyamide 6 nanocomposites by in situ polymerization and investigation of its properties

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 36 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0065

Keywords
solution polymerization, Ag nanomaterials, nanocomposites, crystallization properties, mechanical properties

© 2017 Qijie Xu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Preparation of Ag nanoparticles-reinforced polyamide 6 nanocomposites by in situ polymerization and investigation of its properties

Published Online: Dec 29, 2017

Page range: 36 - 40

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/pjct-2017-0065

Keywordssolution polymerization, Ag nanomaterials, nanocomposites, crystallization properties, mechanical properties

© 2017 Qijie Xu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
solution polymerization, Ag nanomaterials, nanocomposites, crystallization properties, mechanical properties