Article
  • Morphology and Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Colemanite Composites
  • Sen F, Madakbas S, Basturk E, Kahraman MV
  • 열가소성 폴리우레탄/콜레마나이트 복합재료의 모폴로지 및 기계적 성질
  • Sen F, Madakbas S, Basturk E, Kahraman MV
Abstract
The aim of this study was to improve thermal stability, mechanical and surface properties of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with the addition of colemanite. The TPU/colemanite composites having various ratios of TPU and colemanite were prepared. The chemical structure of the prepared composites was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Thermal properties of the samples were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Mechanical properties of the samples were characterized with stress-strain test. Hydrophobicity of the samples was determined by the contact angle measurements. Moreover, the surface morphology of the samples was investigated by a scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive spectrometer mapping (SEMEDS). Finally, the obtained results prove that the prepared composites have good thermal, mechanical and surface properties and that they can be used in many applications such as the electronic devices, materials engineering and other emergent.

Keywords: thermoplastic polyurethane; colemanite; composites; differential scanning calorimetry; scanning electron microscopy

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2017; 41(6): 1019-1026

    Published online Nov 25, 2017

  • 10.7317/pk.2017.41.6.1019
  • Received on May 30, 2017
  • Revised on Nov 30, -0001
  • Accepted on Jul 6, 2017

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