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- Title
Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Epoxy/Poly(Styrene‐co‐Acrylonitrile) (SAN)/Organoclay Nanocomposites.
- Authors
Surendran, Anu; Geethamma, V. G.; Kalarikkal, Nandakumar; Thomas, Sabu
- Abstract
This article focuses on the investigations on mechanical and thermal properties of the epoxy/poly(styrene‐co‐acrylonitrile) (SAN)/cloisite 20A nanocomposites. The analysis is performed in two particular compositions of epoxy/SAN blends to study the effect of nanoclay addition. The compositions of blends, epoxy/5 phr SAN and epoxy/15 phr SAN, are selected based on the difference in phase separation mechanism and microstructure. An increment in tensile strength is observed for epoxy/5 phr SAN/1 wt% cloisite 20A nanocomposite. Young's modulus is increased in epoxy/15 phr SAN/cloisite 20A nanocomposites. A surge in the toughness and impact properties is observed for the nanocomposites. Beneficial increment in activation energy for thermal degradation is observed for epoxy/SAN blends and epoxy/SAN/cloisite 20A nanocomposites. The nanocomposites are suitable for high temperature applications without much compromise in the mechanical properties.
- Subjects
ORGANOCLAY; THERMAL properties; NANOCOMPOSITE materials; YOUNG'S modulus; ENERGY dissipation; EPOXY resins; PHASE separation
- Publication
Macromolecular Symposia, 2021, Vol 398, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1022-1360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/masy.202000184