A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites

In this research, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and clay nanoparticles were incorporated into poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT) to improve the impact and tensile properties. The PBT/TPU (90/10, 80/20 and 70/30) samples were prepared by melt mixing using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followe...

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Main Authors: Ata Chalabi Tehran, Karim Shelesh-Nezhad, Pouya Faraji Kalajahi, Ali Olad
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Published: Semnan University 2017-12-01
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description In this research, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and clay nanoparticles were incorporated into poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT) to improve the impact and tensile properties. The PBT/TPU (90/10, 80/20 and 70/30) samples were prepared by melt mixing using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. At the next stage, clay nanoparticles of different weight fractions were added to the PBT/TPU (80/20) blend in the same way to prepare nanocomposite samples. SEM images illustrated good compatibility between TPU and PBT. To characterize the dispersion of clay layers in the polymer matrix, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) inspections were performed. The results of the mechanical assessments showed that the addition of TPU to PBT significantly increased the impact strength but decreased the tensile strength and modulus. Incorporating clay nanoparticles into the PBT/TPU blend noticeably improved the tensile properties of PBT/TPU-based nanocomposites. A balance of the tensile and impact properties was found in the PBT/TPU/clay (80/20/3) nanocomposite system.
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spelling doaj-art-a0a3ad66051043f3bd74ddc4e31f0d272025-08-20T02:49:21ZengSemnan UniversityMechanics of Advanced Composite Structures2423-48262423-70432017-12-014317918610.22075/macs.2016.499499A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based NanocompositesAta Chalabi Tehran0Karim Shelesh-Nezhad1Pouya Faraji Kalajahi2Ali Olad3Department of manufacturing engineering, Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51368, IranDepartment of manufacturing engineering, Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51368, IranDepartment of manufacturing engineering, Faculty of mechanical engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51368, IranFaculty of chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51368, IranIn this research, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and clay nanoparticles were incorporated into poly (butylene terephthalate) (PBT) to improve the impact and tensile properties. The PBT/TPU (90/10, 80/20 and 70/30) samples were prepared by melt mixing using a co-rotating twin-screw extruder followed by injection molding. At the next stage, clay nanoparticles of different weight fractions were added to the PBT/TPU (80/20) blend in the same way to prepare nanocomposite samples. SEM images illustrated good compatibility between TPU and PBT. To characterize the dispersion of clay layers in the polymer matrix, wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) inspections were performed. The results of the mechanical assessments showed that the addition of TPU to PBT significantly increased the impact strength but decreased the tensile strength and modulus. Incorporating clay nanoparticles into the PBT/TPU blend noticeably improved the tensile properties of PBT/TPU-based nanocomposites. A balance of the tensile and impact properties was found in the PBT/TPU/clay (80/20/3) nanocomposite system.https://macs.semnan.ac.ir/article_499_de6154f1d93aa3c97386600c95b29d8f.pdftensile propertiespoly (butylene terephthalate)thermoplastic polyurethaneclay nanoparticle
spellingShingle Ata Chalabi Tehran
Karim Shelesh-Nezhad
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Ali Olad
A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures
tensile properties
poly (butylene terephthalate)
thermoplastic polyurethane
clay nanoparticle
title A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
title_full A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
title_fullStr A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
title_short A Study of the Effect of TPU and Clay Nanoparticles on the Mechanical Behavior of PBT-Based Nanocomposites
title_sort study of the effect of tpu and clay nanoparticles on the mechanical behavior of pbt based nanocomposites
topic tensile properties
poly (butylene terephthalate)
thermoplastic polyurethane
clay nanoparticle
url https://macs.semnan.ac.ir/article_499_de6154f1d93aa3c97386600c95b29d8f.pdf
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