Investigation of the effect of nanoclay and processing parameters on the tensile strength and hardness of injection molded Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene–organoclay nanocomposites.

Highlights: [•] Development of polymer/clay nanocomposites. [•] Compatibility of ABS and montmorillonite nanoclay and composition capability of them. [•] Effect of nanoclay content and process parameters on the mechanical properties of nanocomposite. [•] Analyzing the distribution of nanoclay layers using XRD test. [•] Dependency of tensile strength and hardness to the nanoclay content and processing conditions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]