Investigation of the properties of polystyrene-based wood plastic composites: effects of the flame retardant loading and magnetic fields
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Chenwu Liang
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Dan Wang
Abstract
Polystyrene-based wood plastic composites (WPCs) containing ammonium polyphosphate (APP) and iron (Fe) powder were prepared in this work by solution blending with the aid of an alternating magnetic field. The mechanical, electrical, thermal and fire performances of the WPCs were analyzed through mechanical testing, thermogravimetry and CONE calorimeter. The addition of Fe powder decreased the tensile strength and increased the impact strength. The APP promoted the formation of sufficient char on the material’s surface and enhanced the flame retardant properties. Furthermore, an alternating magnetic field was used to align the Fe powders. After the magnetic treatment, the electrical conductivity and thermal properties were found to increase considerably compared with those without treatment. The Agari model presented the most reasonable prediction of thermal conductivity as a function of Fe content among three classical thermal conduction models. According to the morphological observations, the iron particles in the composites tended to rearrange along the direction of the magnetic field after treatment, resulting in the enhancement of both thermal and electrical conductivities. The prepared WPCs in this study exhibited good flame retardant properties together with the acceptable mechanical properties of the composites.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 51203002
Award Identifier / Grant number: 51273001
Funding statement: The authors are gratefully indebted to the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51203002 and 51273001, Funder Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809) and the “211 Project” (Grant Nos. ZLTS2015059, 201510357142, J01005113 and J18515262) of Anhui University. The financial support from the Institute of High Performance Rubber Materials and Products (Hefei) and Collaborative Innovation Center for Petrochemical New Materials (Anqing) is also acknowledged.
Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests.
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- Material properties
- Chitosan as an emerging object for biological and biomedical applications
- Investigation of the properties of polystyrene-based wood plastic composites: effects of the flame retardant loading and magnetic fields
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