Influence of Reactive Compatibilizer on the Morphology,Rheological, and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate)/Polyamide 6 Blends

Recycled poly(ethylene terephthalate) (R-PET) and virgin polyamide 6 (PA6) blends compatibilized with glycidyl methacrylate grafted poly(ethylene-octene) (POE-g-GMA) were melt blended. The morphological, rheological and mechanical properties of the prepared blends were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, rheology, and an electromechanical testing instrument, respectively. All of the blends showed a droplet dispersion type morphology, and the PA6 particle size decreased with increase in the POE-g-GMA concentration. The storage modulus (G′), loss modulus (G′′), and complex viscosity (η*) of the blends significantly increased at low frequency with the addition of POE-g-GMA. In addition, ‘‘Cole-Cole’’ plots showed that the elasticity of the blends was also increased by raising the compatibilizer dosage. It was also found that 10 wt% of POE-g-GMA caused 88.46 and 171.05% increments in Charpy impact strength and elongation at break with only a 21.66% decrement in tensile strength.     

碳纳米管对MC尼龙6结晶行为的影响

通过甲苯二异氰酸酯(TDI)改性多壁羟基碳纳米管并用已内酰胺封端,采用单体浇铸的方法制备MC尼龙6、改性碳纳米管纳米复合材料.红外光谱(FTIR)结果证明TDI改性后碳纳米管上成功接有异氰酸酯基团.X射线衍射(XRD)结果表明,改性碳纳米管的加入没有改变MC尼龙6结晶的品型结构;而未改性碳纳米管的加入则抑制了其α2晶的...     

Quantum Stabilization of Moduli in a Slice of AdS6 Compactified on S 1

We review the effective potential due to massive bulk scalar fields in higher-dimensional warped brane models found in Flachi et al. (Quantum stabilization of moduli in higher dimensional brane models, arXiv:hep-th/0301, 2003) specializing it to a slice of AdS₆ compactified on the circle. This model contains two moduli that parametrize the interbrane distance and the size of S ¹, or equivalently the positions of the two branes. Their values determine the Planck/EW hierarchy, in a combination of large volume and redshift effects. It is found that the observed hierarchy is compatible with both moduli stabilized by the Casimir forces without fine-tuning (except for the one needed to match the cosmological constant). This contrasts with the Randall—Sundrum model, where gauge fields in the bulk are needed.     

The Effect of ζ‐Potential and Hydrodynamic Size on Nanoparticle Interactions in Hydrogels

The ζ‐potential and hydrodynamic size (d_h) of nanoparticles (NPs) are systematically controlled by capping gold NPs (AuNPs) with polymers having different charges and treating them in NaCl solutions of diverse concentrations. Interactions between AuNPs in hydrogel are caused by chemical reactions induced by 1,4‐dithiothreitol. The effect of ζ‐potential is clear, as negatively charged AuNPs can be aggregated in neutral agarose gel, but the amount of aggregation is significantly affected by the magnitude of the negative surface charge on the AuNPs. However, all positively charged AuNPs show negligible aggregation in agarose gel with slightly negative polarity. The effect of d_h on AuNP aggregation is different from that of ζ‐potential. Although AuNPs with small d_h generally show more aggregation than those with large d_h, the amount of AuNP capping layer is critical. Thus, the amount of polymer present on NP surface needs to be considered to investigate the effect of d_h on AuNP aggregation. Through extended Derjaguin, Landau, Verwey, Overbeek (XDLVO) theory, it is shown that the charges of the AuNPs and the hydrogel, as well as the d_h of the NPs, are related to electrostatic repulsion and steric hindrance, which affect AuNP aggregation in hydrogel.     

Effect of welding speed on butt joint quality of Ti–6Al–4V alloy welded using a high-power Nd:YAG laser

Annealed Ti–6Al–4V alloy sheets with 1 and 2 mm thickness are welded using a 4 kW Nd:YAG laser system. The effects of welding speed on surface morphology and shape, welding defects, microstructure, hardness and tensile properties are investigated. Weld joints without or with minor cracks, porosity and shape defects were obtained indicating that high-power Nd:YAG laser welding is a suitable method for Ti–6Al–4V alloy. The fusion zone consists mainly of acicular α′ martensite leading to an increase of approximately 20% in hardness compared with that in the base metal. The heat-affected zone consists of a mixture of α′ martensite and primary α phases. Significant gradients of microstructures and hardness are obtained over the narrow heat-affected zone. The laser welded joints have similar or slightly higher joint strength but there is a significant decrease in ductility. The loss of ductility is related to the presence of micropores and aluminum oxide inclusions.