Research Article

Thermomechanical Assessment of Plastic Deformation in Model Amorphous Polyamide/Clay Nanocomposites

Table 1

Nanocomposite compositions (actual values measured via three independent TGA measurements).

Desired composition Actual composition
Nanocomposite Inorganic (vol. %) Clay (wt%) Inorganic (vol. %) Clay (wt%)

TR90-Cl30B-0.125 0.125 0.51 0.11 ± 0.02 0.42 ± 0.07
TR90-Cl30B-0.25 0.25 1.01 0.23 ± 0.01 0.89 ± 0.04
TR90-Cl30B-0.5 0.5 2.02 0.50 ± 0.02 1.93 ± 0.08
TR90-Cl30B-1 1 4 0.91 ± 0.02 3.47 ± 0.07