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. 2018 Mar 21;8(21):11367–11374. doi: 10.1039/c8ra01047a

Thermal data of the pure PTFE matrix and the GNPs–PTFE nanocomposites from TGA analysis.

Samples Weight loss temperature/°C The heat resistance index (THRI)a/°C
T 5 T 30
Pure PTFE 537.3 568.8 272.5
1% GNPs 532.1 562.6 269.7
5% GNPs 529.1 565.4 269.9
10% GNPs 530.4 564.1 269.8
15% GNPs 530.1 563.9 269.7
20% GNPs 529.7 563.2 269.4
a

The heat resistance index (THRI) = 0.49 [T5 + 0.6(T30T5)], T5, T30 is the decomposing temperature at 5%, 30% weight loss, respectively.34