Importance of concomitant strengthening and toughening in nanoclay reinforced polymers

Shing Chung Wong; Ling Chen; Chaobin He; Xuehong Lu

Importance of concomitant strengthening and toughening in nanoclay reinforced polymers

Shing Chung Wong^*, Ling Chen, Chaobin He, Xuehong Lu

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Abstract

Fracture properties and deformation mechanisms of nanoclay reinforced polypropylene (PP) modified with maleic anhydride were investigated. Elastic-plastic fracture mechanics was employed to characterize the toughness in light of substantial post-yield deformation for the reinforced maleated PP. Upon introduction of 2.5 wt% clay loading, it was observed that tensile strength, modulus and fracture initiation toughness concomitantly increased substantially. Continued increase in clay loading only led to stiffening and strengthening effects to the detriment of fracture toughness. Deformation mechanisms were examined using electron microscopy and small angle X-ray scattering.

Original language	English
Pages	1815-1819
Number of pages	5
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings - Chicago, IL., United States Duration: May 16 2004 → May 20 2004

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Conference	ANTEC 2004 - Annual Technical Conference Proceedings
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL.
Period	5/16/04 → 5/20/04

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Chemical Engineering
Polymers and Plastics

Keywords

Nanocomposites
Polypropylene
Toughness

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Importance of concomitant strengthening and toughening in nanoclay reinforced polymers

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