Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions

In this work, polypropylene/clay nanocomposites with 0.5, 1, 3, and 5 wt % of montmorillonite (MMT) (unmodified clay) were prepared by intensive mixing at 50 rpm and 10 min of mixing. For the highest clay content (5 wt %), the initial materials or the processing conditions were changed to study thei...

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Autores principales: Tarapow, J.A., Bernal, C.R., Alvarez, V.A.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley InterScience 2000
Acceso en línea:http://rinfi.fi.mdp.edu.ar/xmlui/handle/123456789/211
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author Tarapow, J.A.
Bernal, C.R.
Alvarez, V.A.
spellingShingle Tarapow, J.A.
Bernal, C.R.
Alvarez, V.A.
Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
author_facet Tarapow, J.A.
Bernal, C.R.
Alvarez, V.A.
author_sort Tarapow, J.A.
title Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
title_short Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
title_full Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
title_fullStr Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical properties of Polypropylene/Clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, Polymer/Clay compatibility, and processing conditions
title_sort mechanical properties of polypropylene/clay nanocomposites: effect of clay content, polymer/clay compatibility, and processing conditions
description In this work, polypropylene/clay nanocomposites with 0.5, 1, 3, and 5 wt % of montmorillonite (MMT) (unmodified clay) were prepared by intensive mixing at 50 rpm and 10 min of mixing. For the highest clay content (5 wt %), the initial materials or the processing conditions were changed to study their Independent effect. On one hand, 10 wt % of PP-graft-MA (PP-g-MA) was incorporated or MMT was replaced by organomodified clays (C10A and C30B). On the other side, for the initial system, the speed of rotation (100 and 150 rpm) and the mixing time (5 and 15 min) were altered. In all cases, the state of the clay inside the matrix (DRX), the degree of dispersion in the micro (SEM) and nano (TEM) scales, and the rheological and mechanical properties were analyzed. It was found that the stiffness increased with clay content, whereas tensile and impact strength did not significantly change. Although intercalated structures were observed in the composites with unmodified clay, in the composites with modified clay or PP-g-MA, improved dispersion of clay in PP was found. The mechanical properties increased accordingly. The degree of dispersion of the filler in the matrix appeared to be unaffected by the changes in the processing conditions introduced. Finally, the elastic modulus was modeled by using an effective filler-parameter model based on Halpin–Tsai equations, which also allowed estimating the relative degree of dispersion. V C 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 111: 768–778, 2009
publisher Wiley InterScience
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url http://rinfi.fi.mdp.edu.ar/xmlui/handle/123456789/211
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