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Poly(styrene‐ co ‐butyl acrylate)/organo‐silica core–shell and ethylene vinyl acetate nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abd ElShafey I.,
Hussain Ahmed I.,
ElMasry Ahmed M.,
Saleh Ahmed
Publication year - 2017
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.24061
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , butyl acrylate , ultimate tensile strength , thermal stability , styrene , acrylate , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , vinyl acetate , composite material , ethylene vinyl acetate , copolymer , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , engineering
Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and poly(styrene‐ co ‐butyl acrylate)/organo‐silica nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending in a twin screw bara‐bender. The structural, morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of the prepared nanocomposites were investigated using Fourier Transform Infrared, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy, and thermal analysis (TGA and DSC). In addition, the tensile properties were identified. It was found that addition of 5% poly(styrene‐ co ‐butyl acrylate)/organo‐silica to the matrix of EVA has improved the tensile strength of the nanocomposite by 29%. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites has been improved and the residue (char % at 500°C) reaches its maximum value. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:E214–E220, 2017. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers