03506ntm a2200373 i 4500 vtls000102866 KUKTEM 20251117113359.0 180129s2017 my a f am 000 0 eng d THE0001051(Local) 201905171310 nazirah 201802201240 saini 201801291205 saini UMP eng UMP rda FKKSA .Z355 2017 r Bc. Nur Zakirah Kasnan, author. The mechanical properties of graphene reinforced polystyrene / Nur Zakirah Kasnan Kuantan, Pahang : UMP, 2017 © 2017 xiii, 39 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm. + 1 CD-ROM text rdacontent text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia computer rdamedia volume rdacarrier computer dics rdacarrier text file PDF rda Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Project Paper (Bachelor of Chemical Engineering) -- Universiti Malaysia Pahang – 2017 Includes bibliographical references Industrial needs and technological advancement drives the demand for lighter materials, resistant and is durable, has flexibility with viable cost. Thus arose polymeric composites with different types of use and application to know; aeronautics, aerospace, automobile and sporting goods. Development of polymer nanocomposite is an interesting area in advanced material research because of its capability of providing improved mechanical, thermal and electrical properties. In comparison to other materials the potential use of graphene based nanocomposites has attracted wide attention both for fundamental aspects as well as applications. The challenges for development high performance graphene polystyrene nanocomposites are to ensure good quality dispersion of graphene in the polymer matrix. This paper presents mechanical properties studies of graphene and polystyrene nanocomposite. Different compositions of graphene and polystyrene mixture were manufactured by using melt blending technique. The mechanical properties of GPS nanocomposites were studied through tensile, flexural and impact tests. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was employed to characterize the formation of nanocomposites. Moderate improvement of impact energy was found up to 22% which proved that GPS nanocomposites were successfully toughened by graphene. Addition of graphene to polystyrene also increases the tensile strength significantly. Moreover, the modulus strength also had increases with additional of graphene. The result express of stiffness and strength of the material. Reduction of flexural modulus demonstrated modifier was better in maintaining the stiffness while enhancing the toughness of PS. XRD established that Graphene were well dispersed and preferentially embedded in the PS phase. Formulation of 98.5:1.5 polystyrene to graphene ratio was shown the balance portion between stiffness and toughness of the GPS nanocomposite. The GPS nanocomposite is believed to offer possibilities can be used in automotive and furniture applications. Faculty of Chemical & Natural Resources Engineering Dissertations Universities and Colleges Dissertations Theses 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 FKKSA .Z355 2017 r Bc. 0000122226 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM 0 0 0 1 10000 10000 2019-09-04 0 CD 11193 | FKKSA .Z355 2017 r Bc. 0000122227 2019-09-04 00:00:00 1 2019-09-04 PSM VIRTUA40 7677 7683 VTLSSORT0080*0200*0400*0900*1000*2450*2640*2641*3000*3360*3361*3370*3371*3380*3381*3470*5000*5020*5040*5200*6100*6500*6501*9992