# MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF EPOXY/PVC/ORGANO-MODIFIED CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE

> Title: MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF EPOXY/PVC/ORGANO-MODIFIED CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE Page Range: p.93-102 Author(s): Pooja Kaushal; Pratibha Singh; Vishal Verma; Pandey K N; Vijai Kumar Click Here to Download Now! - File size: 172K (subscribers only) Journal: Applied Polymer Composites Issue Year: apc...

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Published: 2013-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Categories: Applied Polymer Composites

**Title: MECHANICAL AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF EPOXY/PVC/ORGANO-MODIFIED CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE**
 ![](http://apc.jpg)Page Range: p.93-102
 Author(s): Pooja Kaushal; Pratibha Singh; Vishal Verma; Pandey K N; Vijai Kumar
 ![](http://dload.gif)Click Here to Download Now! - File size: 172K (subscribers only)![](http://pdf.gif)
 Journal: Applied Polymer Composites
 Issue Year: apc
 Volume: 1
 Issue No: No.2

**Abstract**
 This study describes processing and properties of nanocomposites of epoxy/ PVC with varying amounts of organo-modified clay. Organo-modified clay changes from hydrophilic to organophillic after reacting with organic-cationic surfactant. Small amounts of organoclay, added to polymer, impart many rheological characteristics and enhance physico-mechanical properties. Varying amounts of PVC added to epoxy indicated 5 phr PVC imparts best properties to epoxy. Various amounts of organo-modified clay, with loading varying from 1 to 9 phr, added to epoxy/PVC mixture, demonstrated that optimum to best mechanical properties are achieved with Epoxy/5 phr PVC/5 phr organomodified montmorillonite clay composites. 17 Refs.