Thermal Properties and Fire Performance of Woven Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon 6 Nano-Composites with Carbon Nanotubes

Shirley Zhiqi Shen; Stuart Bateman; Qiang Yuan; Mel Dell'Olio; Januar Gotama; Dong Yang Wu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.32.9

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Preface

The Intrinsic Frictional Property of Carbon Nanotubes
p.1

Silver Nanoparticles, Cages and Flowers Growing on Carbon Nanosheets
p.5

Thermal Properties and Fire Performance of Woven Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon 6 Nano-Composites with Carbon Nanotubes
p.9

Detonation Synthesis of TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Gas Phase
p.13

Manufacture, Wet and Dry Corrosion, and Plasma Nitridation of Novel Nanocrystalline Ni-Cr Nanoparticle Nanocomposites: A Brief Review
p.17

Reduced Gravity Testing and Research Capabilities at Queensland University of Technology’s New 2.0 Second Drop Tower
p.21

Physical Phenomena of Thermoplastic Articles in the Vicinity of Their Glass Transition Temperatures
p.25

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Thermal Properties and Fire Performance of Woven Glass Fibre Reinforced Nylon 6 Nano-Composites with Carbon Nanotubes

Abstract:

This paper presents the effects of incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNT) into nylon 6 on thermal properties and fire performance of woven glass reinforced CNT/nylon 6 nanocomposite laminates. Incorporation of CNT in nylon 6 improved the thermal stabilities, thermal conductivity and fire performance of laminates without compromising their mechanical properties. The thermal conductivity of laminates with 2 wt% CNT increased up to 42% compared to that without CNT. The ignition time and peak HRR time was delayed approx. 31% and 118%, respectively, in laminates with 4 wt% CNT in nylon 6 over that without CNT.