Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties

A series of blends constituted by a polyamide 6 (PA6) and polypropylene (PP) matrix (70:30) added with 4wt% of organophilic modified montmorillonite (MMT) and 10% of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer (POE-g-MA) were prepared using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding....

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Main Authors: Othman, Norhayani, Hassan, Azman, Rahmat, Abdul Razak, Wahit, Mat Uzir
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Language:English
Published: 2004
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author Othman, Norhayani
Hassan, Azman
Rahmat, Abdul Razak
Wahit, Mat Uzir
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Hassan, Azman
Rahmat, Abdul Razak
Wahit, Mat Uzir
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description A series of blends constituted by a polyamide 6 (PA6) and polypropylene (PP) matrix (70:30) added with 4wt% of organophilic modified montmorillonite (MMT) and 10% of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer (POE-g-MA) were prepared using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. POE-g-MA was used as impact modifier. The mechanical properties of the blends were studied through tensile, flexural and impact test. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to assess the blends morphology and to characterize the formation of nanocomposites respectively. Incorporation of the POE-g-MA elastomer into the blends significantly increased the toughness. However, the strength and stiffness were slightly decreased with increasing the concentration of POE-g-MA elastomer. In the POE-g-MA compatibilized PA6/PP nanocomposites, uniform dispersion of POE-g-MA in matrix has been observed through SEM which provide a good improvement of the compatibility between PA6, PP and organoclay. XRD result revealed that PA6/PP nanocomposites were successfully formed and the organoclay were dispersed more uniformly in the presence of POE-g-MA.
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spelling utm-33032011-12-22T04:41:24Z http://eprints.utm.my/3303/ Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties Othman, Norhayani Hassan, Azman Rahmat, Abdul Razak Wahit, Mat Uzir TP Chemical technology A series of blends constituted by a polyamide 6 (PA6) and polypropylene (PP) matrix (70:30) added with 4wt% of organophilic modified montmorillonite (MMT) and 10% of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer (POE-g-MA) were prepared using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. POE-g-MA was used as impact modifier. The mechanical properties of the blends were studied through tensile, flexural and impact test. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to assess the blends morphology and to characterize the formation of nanocomposites respectively. Incorporation of the POE-g-MA elastomer into the blends significantly increased the toughness. However, the strength and stiffness were slightly decreased with increasing the concentration of POE-g-MA elastomer. In the POE-g-MA compatibilized PA6/PP nanocomposites, uniform dispersion of POE-g-MA in matrix has been observed through SEM which provide a good improvement of the compatibility between PA6, PP and organoclay. XRD result revealed that PA6/PP nanocomposites were successfully formed and the organoclay were dispersed more uniformly in the presence of POE-g-MA. 2004-09-27 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3303/1/Norhayani_Othman_paper.pdf Othman, Norhayani and Hassan, Azman and Rahmat, Abdul Razak and Wahit, Mat Uzir (2004) Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties. In: Malaysian Chemical Congress 2004 (MCC 2004) , 27-29 September 2004, Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre, Petaling Jaya.. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Othman, Norhayani
Hassan, Azman
Rahmat, Abdul Razak
Wahit, Mat Uzir
Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title_full Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title_fullStr Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title_full_unstemmed Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title_short Rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: The effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
title_sort rubber-toughened polyamide 6 / polypropylene nanocomposites: the effect of maleated polyethylene-octene elastomer on the morphological and mechanical properties
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/3303/
http://eprints.utm.my/3303/1/Norhayani_Othman_paper.pdf