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Fracture behaviour of acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber/clay nanocomposite
Author(s) -
Nah Changwoon,
Ryu Hyune Jung,
Han Sang Hyub,
Rhee John M,
Lee MyongHoon
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.809
Subject(s) - acrylonitrile , nanocomposite , materials science , montmorillonite , natural rubber , composite material , tearing , tear resistance , nitrile rubber , stiffness , fracture (geology) , organic peroxide , polymer , copolymer
A new fracture behaviour is described for acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber/clay nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is prepared by melt mixing the organo‐treated montmorillonite into the rubber matrix, together with a peroxide curative, and crosslinked by conventional compression moulding for typical rubbers. A considerable enhancement in stiffness is observed without serious sacrifice in ultimate strength. A totally different tear morphology of a series of regularly‐spaced tear ridges parallel to the direction of tearing was observed instead of the typical ‘cross‐hatched morphology’ of conventional rubber composites. © 2001 Society of Chemical Industry