A. I. Alateyah and H. N. Dhakal and Z. Y. Zhang
Mechanical and Thermal Properties Characterisation of Vinyl Ester Matrix Nanocomposites Based On Layered Silicate Effect of Processing Parameters
916 - 927
2013
7
12
International Journal of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
https://publications.waset.org/pdf/9996676
https://publications.waset.org/vol/84
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
The mechanical properties including flexural and tensile of neat vinyl ester and polymer based on layered silicate nanocomposite materials of two different methodologies are discussed. Methodology 1 revealed that the addition of layered silicate into the polymer matrix increased the mechanical and thermal properties up to 1 wt. clay loading. The incorporation of more clay resulted in decreasing the properties which was traced to the existence of aggregation layers. The aggregation layers imparted a negative impact on the overall mechanical and thermal properties. On the other hand, methodology 2 increased the mechanical and thermal properties up to 4 wt. clay loading. The different amounts of improvements were assigned to the various preparation parameters. Wide Angle Xray Diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscopy were utilized in order to characterize the interlamellar structure of nanocomposites.
Open Science Index 84, 2013