Mechanical Behavior and Fracture Toughness Evaluation of Multiphase Polymer Nanocomposites Using Impact and 𝐽-Integral via Locus Method

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(a) Plots of total energy versus “corrected” ligament area for Izod impact test. (b) Critical energy strain release rate “𝐺_𝑐” of (a) VPP (b) PP/EPDM (60/40), (c) PP/EPDM/MAPP (60/40/5) blend, (d) PP/EPDM/MAPP/Clay (1 wt%), (e) PP/EPDM/MAPP/Clay (3 wt%), (f) PP/EPDM/MAPP/Clay (5 wt%) blend nanocomposites.

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