A comprehensive study of polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites: preparation, material characterisation and numerical simulation

Dong, Yu; Bhattacharyya, D.

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Dong, Yu

Bhattacharyya, D.

Date

2009

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Conference Paper

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Dong, Yu and Bhattacharyya, Debes. 2009. A comprehensive study of polypropylene/organoclay nanocomposites: preparation, material characterisation and numerical simulation, in sabu thomas and Poornima Vijayan (ed), First International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM-2009), Apr 6 2009, pp. 102-107.The Windsor Castle, Kodimatha, Kottayam, Kerala-686 039, India: Applied Science Innovations Pvt. Ltd., India

Source Title

Conference Proceedings of First International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM-2009)

Source Conference

First International Conference on Nanostructured Materials and Nanocomposites (ICNM-2009)

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http://www.applied-science-innovations.com/ICNM-2009/18.pdf

ISBN

978-81-906027-5-4

Faculty

School of Engineering

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Proceeding of ICNM - 2009 were published by Applied Science Innovations Private Limited, India. The web site address is : http://www.applied-science-innovations.com

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3966

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The development of polymer/clay nanocomposites faces the enormous challenge tooffer the consistent mechanical properties for the end users. Such obstacle is derivedfrom the lack of in-depth knowledge of the effects of the individual processingparameter and manufacturing methodology. Furthermore, a more reliable numericalapproach to predict their mechanical properties is still at its infant stage despite theavailable micromechanical models in conventional composite systems and therepresentative volume element (RVE) models to greatly simplify the filler’sgeometry, shape and aspect ratio. This paper elaborates a comprehensive study on thedetermination of optimal formulation in the melt compounding, materialcharacterisation and real morphology-based numerical simulation of polypropylene(PP)/organoclay nanocomposites in order to offer a greater insight for the researchersand engineers of properly handling the nanocomposites.