Novel epoxidized natural rubber toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes nanocomposites

A novel ternary epoxidized natural rubber (ENR- 50) toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes (PA6/ HNTs) nanocomposites were successfully prepared by extrusion followed by injection molding. The HNTs revealed a favourable interaction with the PA6 matrix as seen by the improvement in mechanical pro...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Sharif, Noor Fadzliana, Mohamad, Zurina, Hassan, Azman, Wahit, Mat Uzir
Format: Article
Published: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
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Summary:A novel ternary epoxidized natural rubber (ENR- 50) toughened polyamide 6/halloysite nanotubes (PA6/ HNTs) nanocomposites were successfully prepared by extrusion followed by injection molding. The HNTs revealed a favourable interaction with the PA6 matrix as seen by the improvement in mechanical properties and presence of anew FTIR vibrational peak. The ENR-50 showed an improvement of the impact strength up to 300% with a super tough characteristic at only 15 wt% ENR-50. The naturally occurring nanotubes proved to be a suitable candidate to replace other synthetic nanotubes.