Tensile, fatigue and thermomechanical properties of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) nanocomposites incorporating low and high loadings of pre-swelled organically modified montmorillonite

• Published in: Polymer testing Vol. 85; p. 106426
• Main Authors: Abdul Hamid, Asna Rasyidah, Osman, Azlin Fazlina, Mustafa, Zaleha, Mandal, Subrata, Ananthakrishnan, Rajakumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Fatigue; Organically modified montmorillonite; Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl-acetate); Tensile toughness; Thermomechanical; Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl-acetate); Fatigue; Organically modified montmorillonite; Tensile toughness; Thermomechanical

The production of exfoliated polymer/clay based nanocomposites is crucial to obtain an actual benefit of nanoscale reinforcement in the polymer matrix. In this project, the production of exfoliated polymer/clay nanocomposite was aimed through the use of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) copolyme...