Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites

Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites

Polymer nanocomposites containing polypropylene (PP) as the polymer matrix and nanofiller aluminium hydroxide (ATH) as the flame retardant filler were compounded with various loading of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, MAPP (0, 1, 2, 3, 5 wt %). All materials were mixed using melt mixing p...

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Main Authors: Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah, Samat, Noorasikin
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Published: Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2013
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TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
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spelling iium-316962018-05-24T06:48:00Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/31696/ Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah Samat, Noorasikin TA401 Materials of engineering and construction Polymer nanocomposites containing polypropylene (PP) as the polymer matrix and nanofiller aluminium hydroxide (ATH) as the flame retardant filler were compounded with various loading of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, MAPP (0, 1, 2, 3, 5 wt %). All materials were mixed using melt mixing process and were further prepared using an injection moulding machine. The mechanical performances of the samples were characterized using tensile and impact tests. Improvements were observed for the tensile and impact properties of the PP/ATH samples after being loaded with MAPP. MAPP loading of 1 wt % was determined to be the optimum content of coupling agent addition as this loading enabled the best performance of the nanocomposite in tensile and impact tests. Different morphologies of the fracture surfaces for all samples were characterized using FESEM analysis. Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/31696/1/AMR.812.241%5B1%5D.pdf Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah and Samat, Noorasikin (2013) Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites. Advanced Materials Research, 812. pp. 241-245. ISSN 1022-6680 http://www.scientific.net/AMR 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.812.241
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spellingShingle TA401 Materials of engineering and construction
Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah
Samat, Noorasikin
Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
description Polymer nanocomposites containing polypropylene (PP) as the polymer matrix and nanofiller aluminium hydroxide (ATH) as the flame retardant filler were compounded with various loading of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene, MAPP (0, 1, 2, 3, 5 wt %). All materials were mixed using melt mixing process and were further prepared using an injection moulding machine. The mechanical performances of the samples were characterized using tensile and impact tests. Improvements were observed for the tensile and impact properties of the PP/ATH samples after being loaded with MAPP. MAPP loading of 1 wt % was determined to be the optimum content of coupling agent addition as this loading enabled the best performance of the nanocomposite in tensile and impact tests. Different morphologies of the fracture surfaces for all samples were characterized using FESEM analysis.
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author Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah
Samat, Noorasikin
author_facet Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah
Samat, Noorasikin
author_sort Sabaruddin, Fatimah A’thiyah
title Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
title_short Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
title_full Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
title_fullStr Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites
title_sort effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant pp/ath nanocomposites
publisher Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/31696/
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