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Effect of nanocrystalline cellulose on morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of Nylon 6 composites
Author(s) -
Yousefian Hajar,
Rodrigue Denis
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.23316
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , ultimate tensile strength , flexural strength , compounding , izod impact strength test , nylon 6 , nanocomposite , elongation , nanocrystalline material , flexural modulus , cellulose , dispersion (optics) , polymer , chemical engineering , physics , optics , engineering , nanotechnology
In this study, nanocomposites based on Nylon 6 and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) were prepared by melt compounding. Then, morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties were analyzed for NCC content between 0 and 7 wt%. Morphological analyses showed different roughness in fractured surface of neat Nylon and its nanocomposites caused by the presence of NCC. Mechanical results showed that the optimum properties were obtained at 3% NCC which could be related to relatively good NCC dispersion at low concentrations with good Nylon‐NCC bonding. Overall, flexural (41%) and tensile (23%) moduli, as well as tensile strength (11%) were increased up to 3% of NCC. However, elongation at break and impact strength decreased with NCC addition. Finally, density and hardness showed only a small increase of 5 and 3%, respectively. POLYM. COMPOS., 37:1473–1479, 2016. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers