@misc{119581, keywords = {monofilament polymer matrix graphene sheet tire cord adhesive}, author = {Ilhan A. Aksay and Sezen Gurdag and Nurcin Javaherian and John S. Lettow and Gustavo Pino and Kate Redmond and Ali Vatansever and Ibrahim O. Yildirim}, title = {Tire cords comprising spun monofilaments of polymer matrix-graphene sheets and an adhesive}, abstract = { Tire cords comprising fibers including at least one polymer and graphene sheets. Graphene sheets are added to poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) by melt compounding in an extruder to yield a PET compn. comprising about 0.25 wt.\% graphene sheets. The PET compn. is then solid phase polymd. at 215{\textdegree} to an IV of about 1 dL/g. The compn. is spun into monofilaments that are then post drawn to a draw ratio of about 4 to 5. After drawing, the filaments have a diam. of about 120 μ. The storage modulus of the monofilaments is then measured as a function of temp. using a dynamic mech. analyzer (DMA). [on SciFinder(R)] }, year = {2010}, number = {Copyright (C) 2018 American Chemical Society (ACS). All Rights Reserved.}, pages = {20pp.}, publisher = {USA .}, isbn = {WO2010107769A2}, language = {eng}, }