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JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS
Volume 47, Issue 6, Pages 583-595Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/polb.21664
Keywords
clay; gas permeation; mechanical properties; morphology; nanocomposites; polyamides
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of the Japanese Government [18550184]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [18550184] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The effect of two different species of layered silicates on the morphology, mechanical properties, and methanol vapor barrier properties of polyamide-6 (PA6) nanocomposites was examined using identical experimental conditions for both species. The layered silicate species used were natural montmorillonite (MMT) and synthetic expandable fluoro-mica (FM), the chemical compositions of which were Na-0.43(Al1.56Mg0.31 Fe-0.09(2+))(Si3.95Al0.05)O-10(OH)(2) and Na0.66Mg2.68(Si3.98Al0.02)O10F2, respectively. The layered silicates were modified with a dodecylammonium salt (DDA) using an ion-exchange method. The resulting organically modified layered silicates were melt-kneaded with PA6 in a twin-screw kneader at 260 degrees C. By quantitative analysis of the silicate layers dispersed in the PA6, the number-average aspect ratio was estimated to be 76 for DDAMMT-PA6 and 85 for DDAFM-PA6. This confirmed that the primary particle size of the initial silicate did affect the aspect ratio. The rigidity and gas barrier properties of the nanocomposites appeared to depend upon the morphology of the nanocomposite. On the other hand, the elongation at break of the nanocomposites decreased as the amount of silicate increased. This reduction in ductility was ascribed to the difference in morphology of the nanocomposites, that is, distribution of silicate nanolayers in the polymer matrix. The homogeneity of the particle fraction of exfoliated nanolayers was clearly an important factor affecting the properties of the nanocomposites. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 583-595, 2009
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