The Effect of Modification on the Properties of Polyetherimide and Its Carbon-Filled Composite

• Main Authors: Azamat Slonov, Ismel Musov, Azamat Zhansitov, Elena Rzhevskaya, Diana Khakulova, Svetlana Khashirova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
• Series: Polymers
• Subjects: polyetherimide; polycarbonate; polyphenylene sulfone; carbon fibers; modification; mechanical properties
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/5/1056

The effect of oligophenylene sulfone (OPSU) and polycarbonate (PC) on the rheological, mechanical and thermal properties of polyetherimide (PEI) and a carbon-filled composite based on it was studied. It is shown that the introduction of OPSU and PC leads to a decrease in the melt viscosity of PEI and a carbon-filled composite based on it with the preservation of their mechanical properties and heat resistance at a sufficiently high level. It was found that composites with OPSU have higher mechanical and thermal properties compared with composites with PC. Samples from modified carbon-filled PEI were printed by the fused deposit modeling (FDM) method. Three-dimensionally printed samples from carbon-filled PEI modified by OPSU showed significantly higher mechanical properties than composites with PC.