Polymer-diamond composites based on detonation nanodiamonds. Part 1

The paper demonstrates the efficiency of using detonation nanodiamonds in polymer films and rubbers based on composite plastics (glass thread + epoxy resin ED-20), polyamide, fluoroplastic, polyfluorinated elastomers. Adding 1–5 wt % diamond containing mixture to the above-mentioned polymers is shown to provide a 1.5–3.0 times higher rupture strength, enhance attrition resistance and tearing strength by a factor of 2–3, and ensure 30–50% faster polymerization. The use of nanodiamonds has allowed practical implementation of the difficult-to-achieve effect of providing high strength characteristics, while retaining elasticity at the same level as in unfilled elastomers.