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Dynamic‐mechanical Investigation of Melt Compounded Poly(butylenterephtalate)/organoclay Nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Acierno Domenico,
Amendola Eugenio,
Russo Pietro
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200750118
Subject(s) - organoclay , materials science , toughening , nanocomposite , elastomer , composite material , thermoplastic elastomer , intercalation (chemistry) , thermoplastic , automotive industry , polymer , copolymer , toughness , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , engineering , aerospace engineering
Nanocomposites constituted by neat or opportunely toughened polybuthylene terephtalate filled with a commercial organoclay (Somasif™MEE) were analysed to asses their potential use in the automotive field. In particular, hybrid systems including 3–6% by weight of MEE, in presence or not of a toughening agent such as an engineering thermoplastic elastomer (Pibiflex), and obtained by melt intercalation were considered. All materials were characterised in terms of dynamic‐ mechanical properties. Results clearly proved that the optimization of the formulation composition allows to achieve a considerable improvement of the ultimate damping performances.