Morphological and Tribological Properties of PMMA/Halloysite Nanocomposites
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Nanocomposites and Samples
2.2.1. Modification of HNT with EBS
2.2.2. Obtaining of PMMA/HNT Nanocomposites
2.3. Characterization
2.3.1. Thermal Analysis
2.3.2. Structure/Morphology
XRD
FTIR
TEM
2.3.3. Mechanical Properties
Conventional Tensile and Impact Testing
Nanomechanical Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Properties
3.1.1. TGA
3.1.2. DSC
3.2. Structure/Morphology
3.2.1. XRD
3.2.2. FTIR
3.2.3. TEM
3.3. Mechanical Properties
3.4. Nanomechanical Properties
3.4.1. Nanoindentation Test Results
3.4.2. Nanoscratch Test Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | PMMA | PMMA-EBS | PMMA-HNT | PMMA-(HNT-EBS)80 | PMMA-(HNT-EBS)120 | PMMA-(HNT-EBS)160 |
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hf, nm | 555 ± 6 | 552 ± 1 | 550 ± 2 | 526 ± 8 | 600 ± 3 | 553 ± 5 |
Sample | Rq (nm) | μ | SD (nm) | Rear Pile-Up (nm) | Side Pile-Up (nm) | Front Pile-Up (nm) |
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PMMA | 432 ± 0.2 | 0.34 ± 0.01 | 486 ± 5 | 196 ± 5 | 275 ± 5 | 188 ± 5 |
PMMA-EBS | 174 ± 0.02 | 0.31 ± 0.005 | 345 ± 5 | 320 ± 5 | 430 ± 5 | 75 ± 5 |
PMMA-HNT | 193 ± 0.04 | 0.32 ± 0.005 | 395 ± 5 | 126 ± 5 | 390 ± 5 | 260 ± 5 |
PMMA-(HNT-EBS)80 | 234 ± 0.02 | 0.33 ± 0.001 | 465 ± 5 | 228 ± 5 | 450 ± 5 | 200 ± 5 |
PMMA-(HNT-EBS)120 | 194 ± 0.09 | 0.32 ± 0.001 | 365 ± 5 | 300 ± 5 | 450 ± 5 | 100 ± 5 |
PMMA-(HNT-EBS)160 | 148 ± 0.09 | 0.30 ± 0.01 | 320 ± 5 | 400 ± 5 | 650 ± 5 | 50 ± 5 |
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Vuluga, Z.; Corobea, M.C.; Elizetxea, C.; Ordonez, M.; Ghiurea, M.; Raditoiu, V.; Nicolae, C.A.; Florea, D.; Iorga, M.; Somoghi, R.; et al. Morphological and Tribological Properties of PMMA/Halloysite Nanocomposites. Polymers 2018, 10, 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080816
Vuluga Z, Corobea MC, Elizetxea C, Ordonez M, Ghiurea M, Raditoiu V, Nicolae CA, Florea D, Iorga M, Somoghi R, et al. Morphological and Tribological Properties of PMMA/Halloysite Nanocomposites. Polymers. 2018; 10(8):816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080816
Chicago/Turabian StyleVuluga, Zina, Mihai Cosmin Corobea, Cristina Elizetxea, Mario Ordonez, Marius Ghiurea, Valentin Raditoiu, Cristian Andi Nicolae, Dorel Florea, Michaela Iorga, Raluca Somoghi, and et al. 2018. "Morphological and Tribological Properties of PMMA/Halloysite Nanocomposites" Polymers 10, no. 8: 816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080816