Novel multifunctional polyamide composites produced by incorporation of AlTi sub-microparticles

Abstract

The potential of using of sub-microalumina/titanium particles as a reinforcement that can produce multifunctional polymer composites was explored. Novel multifunctional composites have been developed by incorporating sub-micro-alumina/titanium particles into polyamide6. The composites were investigated for their thermal, viscoelastic, water uptake and mechanical properties, as a function of alumina/titanium concentration. A detailed study of the morphological observation by scanning electron microscope was used to correlate the microstructures to the mechanical properties. Flexural testing shows that the flexural modulus and strength of the composite are improved by 22%, and 15%, respectively, with incorporating 10 wt% alumina/titanium. In addition, the impact strength was improved by about 19%. Furthermore, 10 wt% alumina/titanium increases the interfacial shear strength of polyamide6 by about 23%.