ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
To prepare polymer nanocomposites with enhanced performance, well dispersion ofnanoparticles in matrices is necessary. In this work a new route that combines graft pre-treatment anddrawing technique with melt mixing was applied. That is, nano-SiO2 particles were firstly modifiedby graft polymerization and then the grafted nanoparticles were melt-compounded withpolypropylene (PP) producing composites filaments via drawing. Finally, the filaments were injectionmolded into bulk materials. The resultant PP based nanocomposites are much tougher than theunfilled polymer as characterized by either static or dynamic test, besides showing a simultaneousincrease in strength and stiffness. Morphology studies indicated that drawing induced extension andseparation of the grafted nano-silica agglomerates in PP matrix during making the filaments arefrozen to a certain extent after nanocomposites manufacturing. In this way, the nanoparticles are welldistributed in the matrix and correlated with each other throughout the entire composites, which mightensure an overall improvement of mechanical properties. Besides, β-crystal of PP developed in thedrawing process can be retained in the nanocomposites, which also contributes to the toughening ofPP. In view of these, the proposed drawing aided dispersion of nanoparticles might also be applicableto the preparation of other nanoparticles/polymer composites
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/53/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.334-335.717.pdf
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