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Properties of polyamide 6 and thermoplastic polyurethane blends containing modified montmorillonites

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A series of polyamide 6 nanocomposites (NC) and PA6/TPU/clay nanocomposite blends (NCB) were prepared from commercial polyamide 6, synthesized thermoplastic polyurethanes and two types of organically modified montmorillonites - Cloisite® 10A and Cloisite® 20A. The thermal behavior was examined by non-isothermal thermogravimetry (TG, DTG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic-mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA). It has been proved that the thermal stability and tensile properties of these new systems were greater when the organoclay was present within the polymer matrix. What more these properties depend on both the OMMT loading and the type of the gallery cations of organically modified montmorillonites.

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  1. Chemical Faculty, Department of Polymer Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

    M. Stankowski & J. T. Haponiuk

  2. Chemical Faculty, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

    Anna Kropidłowska

  3. Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics, Department of Solid State, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza Str. 11/12, 80-952, Gdańsk, Poland

    Maria Gazda

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Stankowski, M., Kropidłowska, A., Gazda, M. et al. Properties of polyamide 6 and thermoplastic polyurethane blends containing modified montmorillonites. J Therm Anal Calorim 94, 817–823 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8886-x

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