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Performance enhancement of polymer nanocomposites via multiscale modelling of processing and properties
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Harkin-Jones, E., Figiel, Lukasz, Spencer, P., Abu-Zurayk, R., Al-Shabib, W., Chan, V., Rajeev, R., Soon, K., Buckley, P., Sweeney, J., Menary, G., Armstrong, C., Assender, H., Coates, P., Dunne, F., McNally, Tony and Martin, P. (2008) Performance enhancement of polymer nanocomposites via multiscale modelling of processing and properties. Plastics, Rubber and Composites, Volume 37 (Number 2-4). pp. 113-123. doi:10.1179/174328908X83410 ISSN 1465-8011.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/174328908X83410
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of research on modelling of the structure–property interactions of polymer nanocomposites in manufacturing processes (stretch blow moulding and thermoforming) involving large-strain biaxial stretching of relatively thin sheets, aimed at developing computer modelling tools to help producers of materials, product designers and manufacturers exploit these materials to the full, much more quickly than could be done by experimental methods alone. The exemplar systems studied are polypropylene and polyester terephalate, with nanoclays. These were compounded and extruded into 2mm thick sheet which was then biaxially stretched at 155°C for the PP and 90 to 100°C for the PET. Mechanical properties were determined for the unstretched and stretched materials, together with TEM and XRD studies of structure. Multi-scale modelling, using representative volume elements is used to model the properties of these products.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Plastics, Rubber and Composites | ||||
Publisher: | Maney Publishing | ||||
ISSN: | 1465-8011 | ||||
Official Date: | 1 May 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 37 | ||||
Number: | Number 2-4 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 113-123 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1179/174328908X83410 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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