title: Fracture behavior of polypropylene/clay nanocomposites.
abstract: Polypropylene (PP)/clay nanocomposites have been prepared via a reactive compounding approach with an epoxy based masterbatch. Compared with PP and common PP/organoclay nanocomposites, the PP/clay nanocomposites based on epoxy/clay masterbatch have higher impact strength. The phenomenon can be attributed to the epoxy phase dispersed uniformly in the PP matrix, which may act as impact energy absorber and helps to form a large damage zone, thus a higher impact strength value is achieved.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kotaki
authors.forename: Charmaine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chaobin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077215:Clay; D019245:Compressive Strength; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006244:Hardness; D006245:Hardness Tests; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011126:Polypropylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011126:Polypropylenes; D000077215:Clay