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Diwu, X. F.; Chen, W. G.; Jiao, D. M.; Zhou, L. Y.; Zhou, W.; He, X. Y. Design and new strategy of tungsten particle injection into polyethylene composites. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2026, 39(4), 643–652. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2026.25.372.
Design and New Strategy of Tungsten Particle Injection into Polyethylene Composites
Conventional polyethylene (PE) composites often suffer from insufficient compactness
high hydrogen permeability
and complex modification procedures in long‑distance hydrogen transportation. To address these issues
pure PE samples were first prepared by extrusion‑based hot melting. Tungsten particles were then injected into the PE matrix with high‑velocity impact to fabricate a highly compact PE/W composite. The effects of tungsten powder injection on the microstructure
morphology
and properties of the PE composite were systematically investigated. The results show that the as‑prepared PE/W composite exhibits a crystallization temperature of 129.39 ℃ and a crystallization enthalpy of 139.8 J/g. Its hardness reaches 65 HD
representing an 18.2% increase compared with pure PE. The impact toughness is 0.385 kJ/m
2
and the fracture mode changes from shear‑dominated ductile fracture to a mixed ductile‑brittle tearing pattern. The elastic modulus is enhanced by 52.7%
and the compactness reaches 94.50%
which is 1.43% higher than that of pure PE. Moreover
the volume resistivity is measured as 5.61×10
10
Ω
and the hydrogen permeability is as low as 1.7×10
−14
mol·m/(m
2
·s·P
a). These findings demonstrate that the PE/W composite possesses significantly improved compactness and barrier properties against hydrogen permeation
offering a promising solution for hydrogen transport applications.
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