Effects of CNT loading on cellular structures and sound absorption of PU foams. (1st October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Basirjafari, Sedigheh
• Is Part Of: Micro & nano letters. Volume 13:Number 10(2018)
• Page Start: 1501
• Page End: 1505
• Publication Date: 2018-10-01
• Subjects: nanocomposites -- polymer foams -- carbon nanotubes -- porosity -- acoustic wave absorption -- filled polymers -- field emission scanning electron microscopy; cellular structures -- carbon nanotubes -- polyurethane foam -- field emission scanning electron microscopy -- sound absorption coefficient -- PU‐CNT nanocomposite foams -- porosity -- sound energy decaying fillers -- density -- pore diameter -- closed pore content -- acoustic damping -- C; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanostructures -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1049/mnl.2018.5069
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1750-0443

Abstract

Abstract : Efforts have been made to investigate the role of adding carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the sound energy decaying fillers on the physical and mechanical properties of polyurethane (PU) foam and thus to correlate them with its directly measured sound absorption coefficient. For this aim, the microstructures of PU/CNT nanocomposite foams were investigated and analysed through field emission scanning electron microscopy. Owing to the different microstructures of the samples, large differences were observed in their morphological and physical properties such as density, porosity, pore diameter, closed pore content and thus on their acoustic damping performance.