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2007 , Vol. 1 >Issue 4: 332 - 337

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-007-0060-2

Preparation and rheological behaviors of PA6/SiO2 nanocompiste

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  • 1.College of Packaging and Printing, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou 412008, China; 2.The Institute of Polymer Science, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China; 3.College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China;

Published date: 05 Dec 2007

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Abstract

The polyamide 6 (PA6)/SiO2 nanocomposites were prepared by in situ polymerization and the rheological behaviors were investigated. The morphology of resultant materials was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and the rheological behaviors were characterized by capillary rheometer. The results showed that the SiO2 particle size was around 50 nm and the particles dispersed evenly in PA6 matrix. The nanocomposites were pesudoplastic fluids and the apparent viscosities of nanocomposites increased initially and then decreased with the increase in nano-SiO2 content at the same temperature. The non-Newtonian indexes of nanocomposites were smaller than those of pure PA6. With the increase in nano-SiO2 content the apparent viscous activation energies of nanocomposites increased initially and then decreased. The rheological behaviors revealed that there were strong interactions between PA6 macromolecule chains and nano-SiO2 particles.

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WEI Shanshan, LIU Yuejun, LI Xianggang, HUANG Yugang, WANG Xiayu, ZHANG Ping . Preparation and rheological behaviors of PA6/SiO2 nanocompiste[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2007 , 1(4) : 332 -337 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-007-0060-2

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