Highly Improved Creep Resistance in Polypropylene Through Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Creep Lifetime Prediction

Can-Can Zhang; Jun-Long Yang; Ya-Jiang Huang; Guang-Xian Li

doi:10.1007/s10118-023-3028-x

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Highly Improved Creep Resistance in Polypropylene Through Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Creep Lifetime Prediction

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-01-12

- Highly Improved Creep Resistance in Polypropylene Through Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Creep Lifetime Prediction
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 2, Pages: 256-266(2024)
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  College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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  email: yangjl@scu.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-023-3028-x
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- Received：18 May 2023，
  
  Accepted：11 July 2023，
  
  Online First：20 July 2023，
  
  Published：01 February 2024
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Zhang, C. C.; Yang, J. L.; Huang, Y. J.; Li, G. X. Highly improved creep resistance in polypropylene through thermally reduced graphene oxide and its creep lifetime prediction. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 256–266

Can-Can Zhang, Jun-Long Yang, Ya-Jiang Huang, et al. Highly Improved Creep Resistance in Polypropylene Through Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Creep Lifetime Prediction[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(2): 256-266.
Zhang, C. C.; Yang, J. L.; Huang, Y. J.; Li, G. X. Highly improved creep resistance in polypropylene through thermally reduced graphene oxide and its creep lifetime prediction. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 256–266 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-023-3028-x.

Can-Can Zhang, Jun-Long Yang, Ya-Jiang Huang, et al. Highly Improved Creep Resistance in Polypropylene Through Thermally Reduced Graphene Oxide and Its Creep Lifetime Prediction[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(2): 256-266. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-023-3028-x.

摘要

The creep failure lifetime of PP is increased by 21.5 times by adding 2.0 wt.% TrGO due to the homogeneously dispersed TrGO-formed particle network. By combining the time-strain superposition method

generalized creep compliance curves were established

facilitating the prediction of creep failure lifetimes.

Abstract

Polypropylene (PP) exhibits suboptimal creep resistance due to the presence of methyl groups on its main chain

leading to irregular chain segment distribution

diminished inter-chain interaction

and crystallinity. This structural feature causes chain slippage in PP under stress

significantly constraining its service lifetime. In this study

thermally reduced graphene oxide (TrGO) nanosheets were incorporated into the PP matrix

yielding a nanocomposite with exceptional creep resistance performance. Results demonstrated that at a stress of 25 MPa

a 2.0 wt% TrGO content could enhance the creep failure lifetime of PP by 21.5 times compared to neat PP. Rheology

transmission electron microscopy (TEM)

and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterization techniques were employed to analyze the mechanism of TrGO's influence on PP's creep behavior. It was observed that when TrGO content exceeded 1.0 wt%

an effective particle network structure formed within the PP matrix. This homogeneously dispersed TrGO-formed particle network structure restricted the migration and rearrangement of PP molecular chains

enabling prolonged stress resistance without structural failure. By combining the time-strain superposition method with the critical failure strain as a criterion

generalized creep compliance curves for PP and its composites were established

facilitating the prediction of material creep failure lifetimes

with a strong agreement between experimental and predicted lifetime values. This research proposes a novel strategy aimed at developing polypropylene materials and products with enhanced long-term stability and durability

thus extending service life

reducing failure risk

and broadening their potential across various application domains.

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