화학공학소재연구정보센터
Composite Interfaces, Vol.24, No.7, 649-662, 2017
Adhesion, morphology, and heat resistance properties of polyurethane coated poly(methyl methacrylate)/fullerene-C-60 composite films
Novel polyurethane (PU) adhesive was prepared and coated on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(methyl methacrylate)/fullerene (PMMA/Full-C-60) composite. Dip-coating technique was employed as facile and cost-effective procedure to coat polyurethane on film substrate. The properties of PU/PMMA and PU/PMMA/Full-C-60 composite were studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, tensile, adhesion, thermal and flammability measurement. Testing polyurethane-coated PMMA exhibited crumpled surface while fullerene addition formed unique pattern of dispersed spherical structures. Fullerene nanofiller loading improved the adhesion and mechanical properties of composite films due to polymer-carbon interaction. In PU/PMMA/Full-C-60 0.5 composite with 0.5 wt.% nanofiller, tensile strength (71.4 MPa) was increased by 18.6% while tensile modulus was increased by 143.85% compared with PU/PMMA. In PU/PMMA/Full-C-60 0.5, T-0 of 473 degrees C and T-max of 655 degrees C were observed. Increasing the fullerene content up to 0.5 wt.% decreased the peak heat release rate to 131 kW/m(2). Novel polyurethane-coated PMMA/Full-C-60 composite have potential applications as adhesive coatings in electronic and automotive appliances.