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Influence of the Particle Morphology on the Micro-and Macromechanics of Nano-Reinforced Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Alexander Sarkissov
Affiliation:
Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O.B. 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Han Meijer
Affiliation:
Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O.B. 513, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
Hartmut Fischer
Affiliation:
Innovative Materials, TNO TPD, P.O.B. 595, 5600 AN Eindhoven, The Netherlands and TU Delft, Aerospace Engineering, Kluyverweg 1, 2629 HS Delft, The Netherlands
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Abstract

This paper describes mechanical properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites with platelet and fibrous like nanoparticles evaluated on a of nano, meso and micro length scale. Platelet reinforced materials were found to display a mixed morphology consisting of intercalated and exfoliated regions. A better dispersion was obtained for fibrous clay nanocomposites where homogeneous distribution of single particles was achieved. The deformation behavior was investigated by in-situ XRD and SEM experiments during drawing; the macro-mechanical characteristics were extracted from tensile tests. The stiffness was found to increase in both platelet and fibrous clay nanocomposites. The presence of intercalated stacks in the latter resulted in a significant reduction in drawability, the better homogeneity of the fibrous clay systems allowed a reasonably high extensions.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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