Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior

The present work aims to compare the scratch hardness (Hs) with the indentation hardness (HIT) obtained from nanoindentation measurements of exfoliated graphite/poly (methyl methacrylate) (EG/PMMA) composites. EG/PMMA composites with thickness 50 μm each were produced by in situ melt mixing method....

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Main Authors: Himel Chakraborty, Arijit Sinha, Nillohit Mukherjee, Partha Protim Chattopadhyay
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/940516
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description The present work aims to compare the scratch hardness (Hs) with the indentation hardness (HIT) obtained from nanoindentation measurements of exfoliated graphite/poly (methyl methacrylate) (EG/PMMA) composites. EG/PMMA composites with thickness 50 μm each were produced by in situ melt mixing method. Scratch hardness was measured from the scratch width formed at low applied load during the course of the scratch measurements. The measured scratch hardness values were compared with the indentation hardness. There is a good correlation between the scratch hardness and the indentation hardness at low indentation depths, with a linear relationship between hardness and the reinforcement content of exfoliated graphite.
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spelling doaj-art-435f7a0074984c928e9cf1a6ca4c3db42025-08-20T03:35:57ZengWileyJournal of Nanotechnology1687-95031687-95112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/940516940516Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch BehaviorHimel Chakraborty0Arijit Sinha1Nillohit Mukherjee2Partha Protim Chattopadhyay3School of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, IndiaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, IndiaCentre of Excellence for Green Energy and Sensor Systems, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, IndiaDepartment of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, Howrah 711103, IndiaThe present work aims to compare the scratch hardness (Hs) with the indentation hardness (HIT) obtained from nanoindentation measurements of exfoliated graphite/poly (methyl methacrylate) (EG/PMMA) composites. EG/PMMA composites with thickness 50 μm each were produced by in situ melt mixing method. Scratch hardness was measured from the scratch width formed at low applied load during the course of the scratch measurements. The measured scratch hardness values were compared with the indentation hardness. There is a good correlation between the scratch hardness and the indentation hardness at low indentation depths, with a linear relationship between hardness and the reinforcement content of exfoliated graphite.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/940516
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Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
Journal of Nanotechnology
title Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
title_full Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
title_fullStr Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
title_full_unstemmed Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
title_short Exfoliated Graphite Reinforced PMMA Composite: A Study on Nanoindentation and Scratch Behavior
title_sort exfoliated graphite reinforced pmma composite a study on nanoindentation and scratch behavior
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