RT Journal Article T1 The influence of mechanical dispersion of MWCNT in epoxy matrix by calendering method: Batch method versus time controlled A1 Jiménez-Suárez, A. A1 Campo, M. A1 Gaztelumendi, I. A1 Markaide, N. A1 Sánchez, M. A1 Ureña, A. AB The calendering approach has proved to be an effective alternative to chemical dispersion routes, but knowledge on the effectiveness of the different calendering parameters and methods used is still lacking. This study compared two different calendering methods widely used in the literature to evaluate possible differences in their dispersion effectiveness and their effect on the main properties of the nanocomposites being used. The nanocomposites' thermal, electrical, mechanical and thermomechanical properties were evaluated to exhaustively analyze the influence of each calendering method on these properties. Slight differences were observed in the dispersion effectiveness of the two methods analyzed, and behavioral differences were found in the nanocomposites with high and low nanoreinforcement contents. SN 1359-8368 YR 2013 FD 2013-05 LK https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3271 UL https://hdl.handle.net/11556/3271 LA eng NO Jiménez-Suárez , A , Campo , M , Gaztelumendi , I , Markaide , N , Sánchez , M & Ureña , A 2013 , ' The influence of mechanical dispersion of MWCNT in epoxy matrix by calendering method : Batch method versus time controlled ' , Composites Part B: Engineering , vol. 48 , pp. 88-94 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.12.011 NO This work was supported by the Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Project MAT2010-20724-C02-01) and the Comunidad de Madrid (Project S2009/MAT-1585). DS TECNALIA Publications RD 29 jul 2024