Influence of the Polymeric Matrix and Thermal Treatment on the Properties of Polyolefin-Graphite Nanosheets Nanocomposites

Homo and copolymers of metallocenic poly(propylene) with 1-hexene and 1-octadecene are used to prepare nanocomposites via melt mixing by using graphite nanosheets (GNSs) as filler. Different amounts of GNSs are used in order to study the influence of the filler on the thermal, mechanical, and electrical properties of nanocomposites. Significant changes have been observed in the crystallization temperature (Tc) of the nanocomposites....