Tensile Properties of Nanosilica/Epoxy Nanocomposites

Rheological, thermal and tensile properties of PE/nanoclay nanocomposites and PE/nanoclay nanocomposite cast films

The effects of three different mixers, two different feeding orders and nanoclay content on the structure development and rheological properties of PE/nanoclay nanocomposite samples were investigated. Fractional Zener and Carreau–Yasuda models were applied to discuss the melt linear viscoelastic properties of the samples. Moreover, scaling law for fractal networks was used to quantify clay disp...

Tensile creep behaviour of polymethylpentenesilica nanocomposites

For the first time, poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) (PMP) nanocomposites were prepared by melt compounding 2 vol% of fumed silica nanoparticles, in order to study the role of the nanofiller surface area and functionalization on the tensile mechanical response of the material, with particular focus on its creep behaviour. The high optical transparency of the polymer matrix was substantially preserved i...

Highly tensile-strained Ge/InAlAs nanocomposites

Self-assembled nanocomposites have been extensively investigated due to the novel properties that can emerge when multiple material phases are combined. Growth of epitaxial nanocomposites using lattice-mismatched constituents also enables strain-engineering, which can be used to further enhance material properties. Here, we report self-assembled growth of highly tensile-strained Ge/In0.52Al0.48...

Electrical conductive CNT-PVA/PC nanocomposites with high tensile elongation.

Electrically conductive CNT reinforced polycarbonate matrix nanocomposites with high strain-to-failure were fabricated by inserting polyvinylalcohol as a surface modifier through a melt blending process. The addition of PVA by coating the CNT through a simple ball milling process before melt blending with a polycarbonate matrix resulted in an increased percolation limit as compared to that prep...

Dielectric Properties of Graphite Nanocomposites