Nylon 6,6 nanofibers loaded with different Graphene (G) amounts were successfully produced with stable process and good fiber quality, using an optimized solvent system suitable both for electrospinning and for G-suspension. G addition is found to significantly affect diameter but not thermal behaviour. A new phenomenological model is proposed for the interpretation of mechanical behaviour of nanofibrous mat, trying to take into account the nanofibrous morphology. The model highlights a G contribution to mechanical properties that mainly affects the initial steps of deformation where fibers stretch, slide, twist and re-orient. Finally, the nanofibers were analysed after 20 months ageing, showing no significant alteration with respect to the pristine ones, thus the lack of detrimental ageing-effects due to G addition.

Morphology, thermal, mechanical properties and ageing of nylon 6,6/graphene nanofibers as Nano2 materials

Maccaferri, Emanuele;Mazzocchetti, Laura;Benelli, Tiziana;Zucchelli, Andrea;Giorgini, Loris
2019

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Nylon 6,6 nanofibers loaded with different Graphene (G) amounts were successfully produced with stable process and good fiber quality, using an optimized solvent system suitable both for electrospinning and for G-suspension. G addition is found to significantly affect diameter but not thermal behaviour. A new phenomenological model is proposed for the interpretation of mechanical behaviour of nanofibrous mat, trying to take into account the nanofibrous morphology. The model highlights a G contribution to mechanical properties that mainly affects the initial steps of deformation where fibers stretch, slide, twist and re-orient. Finally, the nanofibers were analysed after 20 months ageing, showing no significant alteration with respect to the pristine ones, thus the lack of detrimental ageing-effects due to G addition.
2019
Maccaferri, Emanuele; Mazzocchetti, Laura; Benelli, Tiziana; Zucchelli, Andrea; Giorgini, Loris
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