Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives
This article presents the effect of increasing weight percentage natural nanoclay additives on the structure, morphology and mechanical properties of nylon-6-blown films. Combination of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and microscopy were used to determine nanocomposite film morphology. The nanoc...
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| description | This article presents the effect of increasing weight percentage natural nanoclay additives on the structure, morphology and mechanical properties of nylon-6-blown films. Combination of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and microscopy were used to determine nanocomposite film morphology. The nanoclay additives in the films act as nucleating agent facilitates γ-crystalline forms and results in fine grained spherulite with smaller lamellar size. Increase in tensile, burst, and tear strength is observed for films with up to 5% clay loading. Even though microscale property like tensile and tear strength drops at higher add on levels, near-surface nanoscale hardness and toughness of the film keep on increasing. There is a direct correlation between nanoclay additive add on level and increase in surface energy and wetting behavior of films. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-513c891ae7704d4f92ed57d6673eb0132025-02-03T01:33:10ZengWileyInternational Journal of Polymer Science1687-94221687-94302012-01-01201210.1155/2012/959035959035Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay AdditivesRaghavendra R. Hegde0Gajanan S. Bhat1Bhushan Deshpande2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2200, USATechmer PM, Clinton, TN 37716, USAThis article presents the effect of increasing weight percentage natural nanoclay additives on the structure, morphology and mechanical properties of nylon-6-blown films. Combination of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and microscopy were used to determine nanocomposite film morphology. The nanoclay additives in the films act as nucleating agent facilitates γ-crystalline forms and results in fine grained spherulite with smaller lamellar size. Increase in tensile, burst, and tear strength is observed for films with up to 5% clay loading. Even though microscale property like tensile and tear strength drops at higher add on levels, near-surface nanoscale hardness and toughness of the film keep on increasing. There is a direct correlation between nanoclay additive add on level and increase in surface energy and wetting behavior of films.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/959035 |
| spellingShingle | Raghavendra R. Hegde Gajanan S. Bhat Bhushan Deshpande Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives International Journal of Polymer Science |
| title | Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives |
| title_full | Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives |
| title_fullStr | Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives |
| title_short | Morphology and Properties of Nylon 6 Blown Films Reinforced with Different Weight Percentage of Nanoclay Additives |
| title_sort | morphology and properties of nylon 6 blown films reinforced with different weight percentage of nanoclay additives |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/959035 |
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