Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket

In this study, nylon-6/nylon-1012 (PA6/PA1012) composites with varying glass fiber contents were prepared via twin-screw extrusion. The compatibility of PA6/PA1012 was significantly enhanced by the incorporation of 1.5 % ethylene-octene copolymer-grafted-maleic anhydride (POE-g-MAH), as evidenced by...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guolong Wang, Lucheng Li, Peng Yang, Jun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Next Materials
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825001844
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849699761082335232
author Guolong Wang
Lucheng Li
Peng Yang
Jun Chen
author_facet Guolong Wang
Lucheng Li
Peng Yang
Jun Chen
author_sort Guolong Wang
collection DOAJ
description In this study, nylon-6/nylon-1012 (PA6/PA1012) composites with varying glass fiber contents were prepared via twin-screw extrusion. The compatibility of PA6/PA1012 was significantly enhanced by the incorporation of 1.5 % ethylene-octene copolymer-grafted-maleic anhydride (POE-g-MAH), as evidenced by SEM analysis demonstrating uniform dispersion of PA1012 within the matrix. The addition of glass fiber (up to 30 wt%) led to a substantial enhancement in tensile strength, flexural strength, and thermal deformation temperature by 153 %, 305 %, and 275 %, respectively, in comparison with pure PA6. The optimized composite exhibited a melt flow index of 26.7 g/10 min (260°C/2.16 kg), which is significantly higher than that of ABS/ASA by 180 %, thereby enabling efficient molding of complex components. Moreover, the incorporation of anti-UV additives (UV-234/HS-944) resulted in the retention of over 79.3 % of impact strength after 500 h UV ageing, surpassing the performance of conventional ABS/ASA. The composite's low equilibrium water absorption (1.20 %) and high dimensional stability (HDT= 210 °C) underscore its suitability for automotive rearview mirror brackets. This study presents a novel strategy for the development of high-performance composites through interfacial optimization and functional additive design.
format Article
id doaj-art-1fe79393fce44980a1c37f3c6c93e9af
institution DOAJ
issn 2949-8228
language English
publishDate 2025-07-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Next Materials
spelling doaj-art-1fe79393fce44980a1c37f3c6c93e9af2025-08-20T03:18:30ZengElsevierNext Materials2949-82282025-07-01810066610.1016/j.nxmate.2025.100666Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracketGuolong Wang0Lucheng Li1Peng Yang2Jun Chen3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000. ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000. ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000. ChinaCorresponding author.; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Sciences and Technology, Ganzhou 341000. ChinaIn this study, nylon-6/nylon-1012 (PA6/PA1012) composites with varying glass fiber contents were prepared via twin-screw extrusion. The compatibility of PA6/PA1012 was significantly enhanced by the incorporation of 1.5 % ethylene-octene copolymer-grafted-maleic anhydride (POE-g-MAH), as evidenced by SEM analysis demonstrating uniform dispersion of PA1012 within the matrix. The addition of glass fiber (up to 30 wt%) led to a substantial enhancement in tensile strength, flexural strength, and thermal deformation temperature by 153 %, 305 %, and 275 %, respectively, in comparison with pure PA6. The optimized composite exhibited a melt flow index of 26.7 g/10 min (260°C/2.16 kg), which is significantly higher than that of ABS/ASA by 180 %, thereby enabling efficient molding of complex components. Moreover, the incorporation of anti-UV additives (UV-234/HS-944) resulted in the retention of over 79.3 % of impact strength after 500 h UV ageing, surpassing the performance of conventional ABS/ASA. The composite's low equilibrium water absorption (1.20 %) and high dimensional stability (HDT= 210 °C) underscore its suitability for automotive rearview mirror brackets. This study presents a novel strategy for the development of high-performance composites through interfacial optimization and functional additive design.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825001844Glass fiber reinforced PA6/PA1012CompatibilityAutomotive rearview mirror bracketMechanical behaviorHigh performance
spellingShingle Guolong Wang
Lucheng Li
Peng Yang
Jun Chen
Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
Next Materials
Glass fiber reinforced PA6/PA1012
Compatibility
Automotive rearview mirror bracket
Mechanical behavior
High performance
title Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
title_full Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
title_fullStr Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
title_full_unstemmed Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
title_short Glass fiber reinforced nylon-6/nylon-1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
title_sort glass fiber reinforced nylon 6 nylon 1012 composite material serves as automotive rearview mirror bracket
topic Glass fiber reinforced PA6/PA1012
Compatibility
Automotive rearview mirror bracket
Mechanical behavior
High performance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949822825001844
work_keys_str_mv AT guolongwang glassfiberreinforcednylon6nylon1012compositematerialservesasautomotiverearviewmirrorbracket
AT luchengli glassfiberreinforcednylon6nylon1012compositematerialservesasautomotiverearviewmirrorbracket
AT pengyang glassfiberreinforcednylon6nylon1012compositematerialservesasautomotiverearviewmirrorbracket
AT junchen glassfiberreinforcednylon6nylon1012compositematerialservesasautomotiverearviewmirrorbracket