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Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Nanoclay Filled Different TPU/PP Blend Nanocomposites: Structure-Property Relations

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Advanced Materials and Green Technologies

Publisher : Sage Publications

Source : Journal of composite materials, Sage Publications, Volume 43, Issue 18, p.1915-1926 (2009)

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Campus : Coimbatore

School : School of Engineering

Center : Center for Excellence in Advanced Materials and Green Technologies

Department : Chemical, Civil

Year : 2009

Abstract : Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) (based on ether and ester polyols) were blended with nonpolar polypropylene (PP). Nanoclay was used to reduce the surface energy of the TPU hard segments and make them more compatible with the nonpolar PP. More compatible blends were obtained by using MA-g-PP as the compatibilizer. Blends were produced by melt mixing using a twin screw extruder. Compared to the ether-TPU-based blend nanocomposites, the ester-TPU blends show better compatibility as confirmed by DMA, Tensile strength, XRD, SEM, and AFM analysis

Cite this Research Publication : Dr. Kannan M., Bhagawan, S. S., Kuruvilla Joseph, and Sabu Thomas, “Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Nanoclay Filled Different TPU/PP Blend Nanocomposites: Structure-Property Relations”, Journal of composite materials, vol. 43, no. 18, pp. 1915-1926, 2009.

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