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Synthesis and properties of silicone rubber/organomontmorillonite hybrid nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Wang Shengjie,
Long Chengfen,
Wang Xinyu,
Li Qiang,
Qi Zongneng
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19980822)69:8<1557::aid-app10>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - thermogravimetric analysis , silicone rubber , nanocomposite , thermal stability , materials science , intercalation (chemistry) , composite material , natural rubber , transmission electron microscopy , silicone , organoclay , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering
In this article, silicone rubber/organomontmorillonite hybrid nanocomposites were prepared via a melt‐intercalation process. The resulting hybrid nanocomposites were characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results proved that the organomontmorillonite could be exfoliated into ca. 50‐nm thickness and uniformly dispersed in the silicone rubber matrix during the melt‐intercalation process. Furthermore, the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the hybrids were very close to those of aerosilica‐filled silicone rubber. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 69: 1557–1561, 1998