Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene

Rubber toughened nanocomposites consisting of ternary blends of polyamide 6 (PA 6), maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene (POEgMAH) and organoclay montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared by melt compounding followed by injection moulding. The organoclay content was kept constant at 4 wt% while th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wahit, Mat Uzir, Hassan, Azman, Koay, Yee Farn, Othman, Norhayani, Mokhtar, Munirah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/3449/
http://eprints.utm.my/3449/1/OSP02_Mat_Uzir_Formatted.pdf
_version_ 1848890573840187392
author Wahit, Mat Uzir
Hassan, Azman
Koay, Yee Farn
Othman, Norhayani
Mokhtar, Munirah
author_facet Wahit, Mat Uzir
Hassan, Azman
Koay, Yee Farn
Othman, Norhayani
Mokhtar, Munirah
author_sort Wahit, Mat Uzir
building UTeM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Rubber toughened nanocomposites consisting of ternary blends of polyamide 6 (PA 6), maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene (POEgMAH) and organoclay montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared by melt compounding followed by injection moulding. The organoclay content was kept constant at 4 wt% while the POEgMAH content was varied between 5 to 20 wt%. The mechanical properties were studied through tensile, flexural and impact properties. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to examine the morphology of the nanocomposties. The results showed that, the incorporation of 4 wt% organoclay significantly increased the stiffness and strength but at the expense of the toughness. Izod impact measurement indicated that the addition of POEgMAH led to a significant improvement in the impact strength of the nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) revealed that an intercalation organoclay silicate layer structure was formed in rubber-toughened PA6 nanocomposites. SEM study revealed a two-phase morphology where POE, as droplets was dispersed finely and uniformly in the PA6 matrix.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T20:44:14Z
format Conference or Workshop Item
id utm-3449
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T20:44:14Z
publishDate 2006
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling utm-34492017-06-20T07:39:08Z http://eprints.utm.my/3449/ Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene Wahit, Mat Uzir Hassan, Azman Koay, Yee Farn Othman, Norhayani Mokhtar, Munirah TP Chemical technology Rubber toughened nanocomposites consisting of ternary blends of polyamide 6 (PA 6), maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene (POEgMAH) and organoclay montmorillonite (MMT) were prepared by melt compounding followed by injection moulding. The organoclay content was kept constant at 4 wt% while the POEgMAH content was varied between 5 to 20 wt%. The mechanical properties were studied through tensile, flexural and impact properties. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to examine the morphology of the nanocomposties. The results showed that, the incorporation of 4 wt% organoclay significantly increased the stiffness and strength but at the expense of the toughness. Izod impact measurement indicated that the addition of POEgMAH led to a significant improvement in the impact strength of the nanocomposites. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) revealed that an intercalation organoclay silicate layer structure was formed in rubber-toughened PA6 nanocomposites. SEM study revealed a two-phase morphology where POE, as droplets was dispersed finely and uniformly in the PA6 matrix. 2006-12-13 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3449/1/OSP02_Mat_Uzir_Formatted.pdf Wahit, Mat Uzir and Hassan, Azman and Koay, Yee Farn and Othman, Norhayani and Mokhtar, Munirah (2006) Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene. In: VIth National Symposium on Polymeric Materials 2006, 13-14 December 2006,, Subang Jaya. (Unpublished)
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Wahit, Mat Uzir
Hassan, Azman
Koay, Yee Farn
Othman, Norhayani
Mokhtar, Munirah
Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title_full Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title_fullStr Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title_full_unstemmed Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title_short Toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
title_sort toughening polyamide 6 nanocomposites with maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene octene
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/3449/
http://eprints.utm.my/3449/1/OSP02_Mat_Uzir_Formatted.pdf