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Biaxial deformation behavior and mechanical properties of a polypropylene/clay nanocomposite
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Abu-Zurayk, Rund, Harkin-Jones, Eileen, McNally, Tony, Menary, Gary, Martin, Peter and Armstrong, Cecil (2009) Biaxial deformation behavior and mechanical properties of a polypropylene/clay nanocomposite. Composites Science and Technology, 69 (10). pp. 1644-1652. doi:10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.03.014 ISSN 0266-3538.
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Abstract
Polymer nanocomposites offer the potential of enhanced properties such as increased modulus and barrier properties to the end user. Much work has been carried out on the effects of extrusion conditions on melt processed nanocomposites but very little research has been conducted on the use of polymer nanocomposites in semi-solid forming processes such as thermoforming and injection blow molding. These processes are used to make much of today’s packaging, and any improvements in performance such as possible lightweighting due to increased modulus would bring significant benefits both economically and environmentally. The work described here looks at the biaxial deformation of polypropylene–clay nanocomposites under industrial forming conditions in order to determine if the presence of clay affects processability, structure and mechanical properties of the stretched material. Melt compounded polypropylene/clay composites in sheet form were biaxially stretched at a variety of processing conditions to examine the effect of high temperature, high strain and high strain rate processing on sheet structure and properties.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Nanocomposites (Materials), Polymers, Thermoforming, Injection blow molding | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Composites Science and Technology | ||||||
Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||
ISSN: | 0266-3538 | ||||||
Official Date: | August 2009 | ||||||
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Volume: | 69 | ||||||
Number: | 10 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1644-1652 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.03.014 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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