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MATERIALS & DESIGN
Volume 53, Issue -, Pages 540-549Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.07.012
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Polypropylene; Nanocomposites; Basalt fibers; Low temperature; High temperature; Tensile properties
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In this paper, a comparative study on the tensile properties of clay reinforced polypropylene (PP) nanocomposites (PPCN) and chopped basalt fiber reinforced PP-clay nanocomposites (PPCN-B) is presented. PP matrix are filled with 1, 3 and 5 wt.% of nanoclays. The ultimate tensile strength, yield strength, Young's modulus and toughness are measured at various temperature conditions. The thermal conditions are included the room temperature (RT), low temperature (LT) and high temperature (HT). The basal spacing of clay in the composites is measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Nanoscale morphology of the samples is observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Addition of nanoclay improves the yield strength and Young's modulus of PPCN and PPCN-B; however, it reduces the ultimate tensile strength. Furthermore, the addition of chopped basalt fibers to PPCN improves the Young's modulus of the composites. The Young's modulus and the yield strength of both PPCN and PPCN-B are significantly high at LT (-196 degrees C), descend at RT (25 degrees C) and then low at HT (120 degrees C). (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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