1. Mechanical, thermal and flammability properties of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/sepiolite nanocomposites.
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Bidsorkhi, Hossein Cheraghi, Soheilmoghaddam, Mohammad, Pour, Raheleh Heidar, Adelnia, Hossein, and Mohamad, Zurina
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ETHYLENE compounds , *VINYL acetate , *FLAMMABILITY , *NANOCOMPOSITE materials , *MEERSCHAUM , *X-ray diffraction , *THERMAL stability , *MECHANICAL properties of polymers - Abstract
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA)/sepiolite nanocomposites were prepared by melt blending in a twin screw extruder. The structural, morphological, thermal, flammability and mechanical properties of the EVA/sepiolite nanocomposites were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), thermal analysis, tensile properties and limiting oxygen index (LOI) measurements. X-ray diffraction analysis and FESEM revealed good dispersion of sepiolite in EVA matrix. The tensile strength of EVA/sepiolite increased by 21% and Young's modulus increased by 47% at 5 wt% and 7 wt% sepiolite content, respectively. The thermal stability and fire retardancy of the nanocomposites improved with sepiolite incorporation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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