Research Article
Thermal Performances of UHMWPE/BN Composites Obtained from Different Blending Methods
Table 2
Thermal data of UHMWPE/BN composites from TG analyses.
| Mixing method | BN content (wt%) | Weight loss temperature(°C) | Heat-resistance index(°C) | Residual weight/% | | | | Theory | Actual |
| MM | 0 | 456.5 | 474.9 | 480.1 | 229.1 | 0 | 0.20 | 10 | 455.1 | 475.5 | 482.3 | 229.0 | 10 | 10.02 | 20 | 451.4 | 474.3 | 482.0 | 227.9 | 20 | 20.29 | 30 | 448.8 | 473.6 | 482.7 | 227.2 | 30 | 30.23 | 40 | 444.3 | 472.5 | 482.7 | 226.0 | 40 | 39.79 | SM | 0 | 443.6 | 469.6 | 477.0 | 225.0 | 0 | 0.31 | 10 | 436.7 | 465.3 | 474.4 | 222.4 | 10 | 10.04 | 20 | 450.6 | 475.0 | 482.9 | 228.0 | 20 | 20.67 | 30 | 453.7 | 476.6 | 484.7 | 229.0 | 30 | 28.45 | 40 | 457.4 | 480.1 | 489.7 | 230.8 | 40 | 40.96 |
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Heat-resistance index = . and is corresponding decomposition temperature of 5 and 30% weight loss, repectively. |