Low-Density Polyethylene/Polyamide/Clay Blend Nanocomposites: Effect of Morphology of Clay on Their Photooxidation Resistance

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Sample</td><td class="align_center">E (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">TS (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">EB (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LDPE/PA11</td><td class="align_center">195 ± 9.5</td><td class="align_center">10.2 ± 0.5</td><td class="align_center">52 ± 2.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LDPE/PA11/OMMT</td><td class="align_center">255 ± 12.0</td><td class="align_center">11.1 ± 0.6</td><td class="align_center">44 ± 1.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LDPE/PA6</td><td class="align_center">231 ± 11.3</td><td class="align_center">14.0 ± 0.7</td><td class="align_center">92 ± 3.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">LDPE/PA6/OMMT</td><td class="align_center">315 ± 15.7</td><td class="align_center">15.0 ± 0.7</td><td class="align_center">65 ± 3.0</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Mechanical properties, that is, elastic modulus (E), tensile strength (TS), and elongation at break (EB), of the unfilled and OMMT-filled LDPE/PA blends.

Journal of Nanomaterials

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Table 3: Low-Density Polyethylene/Polyamide/Clay Blend Nanocomposites: Effect of Morphology of Clay on Their Photooxidation Resistance 