Research Article
A Novel and Facile Nanoclay Aerogel Masterbatch toward Exfoliated Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites through a Melt-Mixing Process
Table 5
Tensile properties of PS/clay nanocomposites prepared from the nanoclay aerogel masterbatch and organoclay.
| | Sample | Young’s modulus (MPa) | Tensile strength (MPa) | Elongation at break (%) |
| | Pure PS | 1241 ± 15 | 33 ± 4 | 3.8 ± 0.4 | | PS/Aero-1 | 1365 ± 16 | 43 ± 1 | 3.8 ± 0.1 | | PS/Aero-2 | 1411 ± 19 | 43 ± 1 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | | PS/Aero-3 | 1481 ± 14 | 44 ± 1 | 3.7 ± 0.1 | | PS/ORG-1 | 1339 ± 20 | 38 ± 3 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | | PS/ORG-2 | 1379 ± 14 | 36 ± 2 | 2.9 ± 0.2 | | PS/ORG-3 | 1446 ± 23 | 34 ± 3 | 2.7 ± 0.3 |
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