Effect of Expanded Graphite on Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Polyamide 6/Glass Fibre Composites

Table 1

Storage modulus determined at 25°C and thermal conductivity of glass fibre-reinforced PA6 composites with the addition of expanded graphite EG5 and EG1000.

Composites	Sample	Storage modulus (MPa)	Thermal conductivity (W/mK)
PA6/GF	A		0.42
PA6/GF/2%EG5	B2		0.54
PA6/GF/4%EG5	B4		0.66
PA6/GF/6%EG5	B6		0.76
PA6/GF/8%EG5	B8		0.88
PA6/GF10%EG5	B10		1.01
PA6/GF/6%EG1000	C6		0.81
PA6/GF/8%EG1000	C8		0.96
PA6/GF/10%EG1000	C10		1.04