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Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites

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dc.contributor.author Botha, Natasha
dc.contributor.author Inglis, HM
dc.contributor.author Labuschagne, FJWJ
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-27T11:52:19Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-27T11:52:19Z
dc.date.issued 2018-11
dc.identifier.citation Botha, N., Inglis, H.M. and Labuschagne, FJWJ. 2018. Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites. Third International Conference on Composites, Biocomposites and Nanocomposites, 7-9 November 2018, Port Elizabeth, South Africa en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-1-919858-30-2
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10536
dc.description Paper presented at the Third International Conference on Composites, Biocomposites and Nanocomposites, 7-9 November 2018, Port Elizabeth, South Africa en_US
dc.description.abstract Polymers are used in various industrial applications due to their ease of production, light weight and ductility. Fillers such as nanoclays are added to polymers to improve a range of factors such as material processing, thermal properties, fire retardance and cost. However, adding nanoclays may negatively impact the mechanical performance, affecting the strength, stiffness and impact resistance of the composite. There are two important ways to mitigate this degradation in mechanical properties. The first is to improve the chemical adhesion between the polymer and the filler by adding an appropriate compatibiliser, and the second is to control the amount of nanoclay added. There have been several studies in literature that investigated both options to understand the interaction between the polymer matrix, nanoclay and compatibiliser and the resulting influence on the mechanical performance. These studies generally aim to find a composition ratio which results in improved properties (processing, thermal, chemical, fire resistance, low weight, etc.) and a good enough mechanical performance for a desired application. When designing such a composite without severely impacting the mechanical performance, an understanding of the mechanical property degradation due to increased weight loading of nanoclay is beneficial. This study aims to define the problem of determining an upper limit for nanoclay inclusions. Commercial nanoclay particles are compounded with high density polyethylene (HDPE) at weight loadings of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. The effect of inclusion fraction on strength, stiffness and elongation to failure are investigated. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Worklist;21650
dc.subject Polymer nanoclay composites en_US
dc.subject Mechanical properties en_US
dc.subject Degradation en_US
dc.title Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites en_US
dc.type Conference Presentation en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Botha, N., Inglis, H., & Labuschagne, F. (2018). Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10536 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Botha, Natasha, HM Inglis, and FJWJ Labuschagne. "Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites." (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10536 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Botha N, Inglis H, Labuschagne F, Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites; 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10536 . en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Conference Presentation AU - Botha, Natasha AU - Inglis, HM AU - Labuschagne, FJWJ AB - Polymers are used in various industrial applications due to their ease of production, light weight and ductility. Fillers such as nanoclays are added to polymers to improve a range of factors such as material processing, thermal properties, fire retardance and cost. However, adding nanoclays may negatively impact the mechanical performance, affecting the strength, stiffness and impact resistance of the composite. There are two important ways to mitigate this degradation in mechanical properties. The first is to improve the chemical adhesion between the polymer and the filler by adding an appropriate compatibiliser, and the second is to control the amount of nanoclay added. There have been several studies in literature that investigated both options to understand the interaction between the polymer matrix, nanoclay and compatibiliser and the resulting influence on the mechanical performance. These studies generally aim to find a composition ratio which results in improved properties (processing, thermal, chemical, fire resistance, low weight, etc.) and a good enough mechanical performance for a desired application. When designing such a composite without severely impacting the mechanical performance, an understanding of the mechanical property degradation due to increased weight loading of nanoclay is beneficial. This study aims to define the problem of determining an upper limit for nanoclay inclusions. Commercial nanoclay particles are compounded with high density polyethylene (HDPE) at weight loadings of 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%, 15% and 20%. The effect of inclusion fraction on strength, stiffness and elongation to failure are investigated. DA - 2018-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Polymer nanoclay composites KW - Mechanical properties KW - Degradation LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 978-1-919858-30-2 T1 - Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites TI - Analysis of mechanical property degradation in polymer nanoclay composites UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10536 ER - en_ZA


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