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

_{Heat-resistance index} = . and is corresponding decomposition temperature of 5 and 30% weight loss, repectively.