Abstract
AbstractIn this paper, two polyurethane/clay nanocomposite systems with crosslinked structure were synthesized via in situ polymerization of a polyether‐ as well as a polyester‐based prepolymer with methylene‐bis‐ortho‐chloroanilline (MOCA). Two types of modified clays with different organic modifiers were used in order to see the effect of compatibility between polymer matrix and clays on elastic modulus of nanocomposites. The morphology and the dispersion of clay layers in polyurethanes have been characterized by X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and microscopic techniques. The changes of elastic modulus of nanocomposites with clay content were examined and compared with those predicted by some conventional composite models. The results showed a reasonable fitting of experimental and theoretical values only at very low clay contents. As the clay content exceeds 1.5 wt% in this system, a reduction in elastic modulus was experimentally observed due to insufficient dispersion degree of silicate layers throughout the crosslinked matrix. This behavior was not predicted with the conventional composite theories. A new model on the basis of Wu model was then developed in order to predict the reduction of elastic modulus at various clay contents in crosslinked PU matrix. This model fitted reasonably the experimental results. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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