Mechanical properties of PA6/MMT polymer nanocomposites and prediction based on content of nanofiller

The possibility of creating new polymers with desired properties is now harder, so there is great place for modification of known thermoplastic with addition of fillers. At conventionally used fillers such as talc, calcium carbonate or glass fibers is normal degree of filling up to 40%. New nanocomposite fillers can improve all kinds of properties with small degree of filling. This study is aimed on improvement of basic mechanical properties of well-known polyamide 6 (PA6) thermoplastic with addition of three different types of nanofillers based on montmorillonite clay. Two fillers - Cloisite 30B and Cloisite 93A were organically modified, while filler Cloisite Na+ was in its pure form. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.