Table 2. Thermal property characteristics of TPNR and TPNR/GNP nanocomposites obtained from DSC.
Samples | Tonset
(°C) |
Tm
(°C) |
Tendset
(°C) |
ΔHm
(J/g) |
χc
(%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TPNR (0 wt.% GNP) | 156 | 166 | 172 | 64.17 | 43.86 |
0.5 wt.% GNP nanocomposites | 154 | 167 | 170 | 70.81 | 50.95 |
1.0 wt.% GNP nanocomposites | 156 | 167 | 171 | 67.89 | 51.56 |
1.5 wt.% GNP nanocomposites | 155 | 166 | 170 | 59.35 | 47.70 |
2.0 wt.% GNP nanocomposites | 154 | 166 | 170 | 69.66 | 59.52 |
Note: Tonset; onset temperature of melting, Tm; Melting Point, Tendset; endset temperature of melting; ΔHm; Enthalpy of Melting, and χc; Crystallinity