Papers by Author: Yuan Lu Xiong

Abstract: The CNTs/PMMA Nanocomposite Foams Are a Kind of Novel Multifunctional Foams which Have a Potential Application for Lightweight Conductive and EMI Shielding Materials. In this Work, the CNTs/PMMA Nanocomposite Foams with Different CNTs Contents from 1wt.% to 10wt.% Were Prepared at a Temperature Range of 50-140 °C with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Blowing Agent. The Results Suggest that the Fully Heterogeneous Nucleation Is Achieved due to the Contribution of Well-Dispersed CNTs in PMMA. The CNTs/PMMA Nanocomposite Foams Exhibit a Uniform Cell Distribution, and the Cell Density Is Two Orders of Magnitude Higher than that of PMMA Foams. The Cell Size and Cell Density of CNTs/PMMA Nanocomposite Foams Could Be Controlled by Adjusting the Foaming Process and CNTs Contents. It Is Also Suggested that the Foaming Process Plays an Important Role on the Cell Structure Rather than that of CNTs Content when it Is Higher than 1wt.%.

Abstract: In this work, silicone/alumina composites with 33 wt.% silicone content are prepared by compression mould technique. TGA, XRD and SEM were used to characterize the ceramifying behavior when the samples were heated from 600 to 1600°C. XRD results suggest that the ceramic residue of SR could restrain the phase transformation of γ-Al2O3 below 1100°C, indicating that the chemical bonds preserve the mechanism strength of SR/Al2O3 composites under high temperature. The flexural strength increases from 18.19 MPa to 75.31 MPa with the increasing temperature from 600 to 1600°C, owing to the sintering reaction between SiO2 and Al2O3 forming mullite phase under higher temperature. It has low liner shrinkage after firing and nearly no macrocracks or deformation under any temperature, illustrating that the SR/Al2O3 composites can be used as organic fire-retardancy materials.