TY  - JOUR
ID  - 21050376
AU  - Laforgue, Alexis
AU  - Champagne, Michel F.
AU  - Dumas, Jean
AU  - Robitaille, Lucie
T1  - Melt-processing and properties of coaxial fibers incorporating carbon nanotubes
JO  - Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics
SP  - 118
EP  - 124
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
PY  - 2012
N2  - Polypropylene-multiwalled carbon nanotube (PPCNT) composites were spun into fibers using meltspinning methods. The CNT content was varied by diluting the commercial masterbatch with a low viscosity PP homopolymer grade. The conductivity, as well as the mechanical  properties, of the fibers were systematically tested in order to find the optimal formulation. Post-stretching was used to improve the mechanical properties of the fibers as well as to decrease the fiber diameters. Fibers having a conductivity of 0.4 S/cm, a Young’s modulus of 5.4 GPa and a tensile strength of 250 MPa were obtained after a three-fold stretching. Trilayer coaxial fibers similar to data transfer coaxial cables (two conductive layers separated by an insulating layer) were then produced in a one-step melt-spinning method using a specially designed die, followed by solid state post-stretching.
M1  - 139303
U3  - Automotive
U3  - Automobile (AUTO-AUTO)
U3  - National Research Council Canada
U3  - Conseil national de recherches Canada (CNRC-NRC)
UR  - http://www.jeffjournal.org/papers/Volume7/7.3.16Laforgue.pdf
ER  -