Authors: K Kanny P Jawahar V K Moodley
Publish Date: 2008/11/01
Volume: 43, Issue: 22, Pages: 7230-7238
Abstract
This study deals with the wear rates and quasistatic mechanical properties of polypropylene PP infused with layered organomodified montmorillonite nanoclays Test results show that PP infused with 2 wt of organomodified montmorillonite gives improved mechanical strength higher fracture toughness and lower wear rates Transmission electron microscopy shows that the structure of the modified nanocomposite changes from an exfoliated structure at 1 wt nanoclay loading to an intercalated structures at 5 wt nanoclay loading The general improvement in properties which includes but not limited to the thermal barrier properties may be attributed to the change in structure
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