TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of nanosilica and polyphosphazene elastomer on the in situ fibrillation of liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) and thermo-mechanical properties of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)/LCP blend system
AU - Hatui, Goutam
AU - Sahoo, Sumanta
AU - Kumar Das, Chapal
AU - Saxena, A. K.
AU - Basu, Tanya
AU - Yue, C. Y.
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PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Nanocomposites of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) with either polyphosphazene or nanosilica, or in combination of both were prepared by melt blending. The compatibility between the polymeric phases (PBT&LCP) was observed to be increased by the addition of polyphosphazene while the nanosilica promoted the LCP domain deformation from spherical to ellipsoidal shape. LCP fibres were produced in presence of both polyphosphazene and nanosilica due to the compatibilization of polyphosphazene and bridging effect of nanosilica through hydrogen bonding. All these above structural changes were confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images showed better dispersion of nanosilica in presence of polyphosphazene than nanosilica alone. There is remarkable increase in storage modulus with the addition of nanosilica, individually and in combination with polyphosphazene. Percentages of crystallinity for the concerned nanocomposites were calculated through X-ray diffraction study (XRD). Tensile strength and Young modulus were increased with addition of nanosilica and polyphosphazene but percentage of elongation at break was higher for polyphosphazene added nanocomposite. This is due to flexible compatibilizing effect of polyphosphazene, which delays the detachment of liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) domain from the polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) matrix and thus detains the fracture. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - Nanocomposites of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) with either polyphosphazene or nanosilica, or in combination of both were prepared by melt blending. The compatibility between the polymeric phases (PBT&LCP) was observed to be increased by the addition of polyphosphazene while the nanosilica promoted the LCP domain deformation from spherical to ellipsoidal shape. LCP fibres were produced in presence of both polyphosphazene and nanosilica due to the compatibilization of polyphosphazene and bridging effect of nanosilica through hydrogen bonding. All these above structural changes were confirmed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images showed better dispersion of nanosilica in presence of polyphosphazene than nanosilica alone. There is remarkable increase in storage modulus with the addition of nanosilica, individually and in combination with polyphosphazene. Percentages of crystallinity for the concerned nanocomposites were calculated through X-ray diffraction study (XRD). Tensile strength and Young modulus were increased with addition of nanosilica and polyphosphazene but percentage of elongation at break was higher for polyphosphazene added nanocomposite. This is due to flexible compatibilizing effect of polyphosphazene, which delays the detachment of liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) domain from the polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) matrix and thus detains the fracture. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.052
DO - 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.05.052
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0264-1275
VL - 42
SP - 184
EP - 191
JO - Materials and Design
JF - Materials and Design
ER -