Preparation and Mechanical Property of Polyethylene/Rutile Nano-TiO2 Composites

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10.2991/cmes-15.2015.178How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Acrylic emulsion; nanometer titanium dioxide; polyethylene; composite materials; mechanical properties

Abstract

The Polyethylene(PE)/rutile nanoscale titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2) composites was prepared by compounding of PE and a modified rutile nano-TiO2 in a twin-screw extruder. Mechanical property and morphology of the composites were characterized by electronic universal machine and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The addition of the modified rutile nano-TiO2 into PE caused a effective increase in tensile strength and a significant decrease in elongation at break of the PE/nano-TiO2 composites. SEM results indicated that the nano-TiO2 particles were out of sight on the cross section and the fracture mode was ductile fracture, meaning that superior toughness was achieved for the composites.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ting Zheng
AU  - Li-Li Fan
AU  - Tong-Wu Li
AU  - Pei-Bang Dai
PY  - 2015/04
DA  - 2015/04
TI  - Preparation and Mechanical Property of Polyethylene/Rutile Nano-TiO2 Composites
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Civil, Materials and Environmental Sciences
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 654
EP  - 656
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/cmes-15.2015.178
DO  - 10.2991/cmes-15.2015.178
ID  - Zheng2015/04
ER  -