Abstract

In this article, graphene nanoplatelets (GN) were used as nanofiller and twin-screw extrusion process was applied to synthesis of Polyamide 6 / Graphene Nanoplatelets (PA6/GN) nanocomposites. Fourier-Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-Ray Diffractions (XRD), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to characterize the resultant structure. According to the results of FTIR and XRD measurement, α phase dominated in neat PA6, while the γ phase also could be observed at PA6/GN nanocomposites. Compared with the neat PA6, the PA6/GN nanocomposites exhibited better improvement in thermal analysis results due to the new and dominant crystal form.