TY - GEN
T1 - Rigid polyvinyl chloride)/halloysite nanocomposites
AU - Mondragón, M.
AU - Roblero-Linares, Y. S.
AU - Sánchez-Espíndola, M. E.
AU - Zendejas-Leal, B. E.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/halloysite nanotubes (HNT) nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending of PVC and HNT using a two-roller mill. The microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Both Izod impact and tensile strength of nanocomposites filled with HNT were similar to those of unfilled PVC. However, PVC stiffness was reduced due to the addition of HNT and elongation was prominently improved at 3 and 5 wt. % HNT content. Elongation improvement was attributed to both fibrillation induction of the PVC matrix by HNT and HNT orientation, as indicated by the results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The decrease in stiffness seemed to be an interesting side effect.
AB - Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/halloysite nanotubes (HNT) nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending of PVC and HNT using a two-roller mill. The microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated. Both Izod impact and tensile strength of nanocomposites filled with HNT were similar to those of unfilled PVC. However, PVC stiffness was reduced due to the addition of HNT and elongation was prominently improved at 3 and 5 wt. % HNT content. Elongation improvement was attributed to both fibrillation induction of the PVC matrix by HNT and HNT orientation, as indicated by the results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The decrease in stiffness seemed to be an interesting side effect.
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Morphology
KW - Nanotubes
KW - Poly (vinyl chloride)
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M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:77958054367
SN - 9781439817834
SN - 9781439817834
T3 - Technical Proceedings of the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2009
SP - 482
EP - 484
BT - Technical Proceedings of the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2009
T2 - Nanotechnology 2009: Life Sciences, Medicine, Diagnostics, Bio Materials and Composites - 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2009
Y2 - 3 May 2009 through 7 May 2009
ER -