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A New Evaluation Criterion for Optimizing the Mechanical Properties of Toughened Polypropylene/Silica Nanocomposites

Pourrahmani, Hossein  
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Golparvar, Mona
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Fasihi, Mohammad
April 15, 2020
Chinese Journal Of Polymer Science

This study aims to experiment with the mechanical properties of polypropylene (PP)/thermoplastic elastomer/nano-silica/compatibilizer nanocomposite using the melt mixing method. The addition of polyolefin elastomers has proved to be an approachable solution for low impact strength of PP, while it would also reduce the Young's modulus and tensile strength. That is why reinforcement would be applied to this combination to enhance the elastic modulus. The mechanical properties of the prepared composites were devised to train an artificial neural network to predict these properties of the system in 6256 unknown points. Therefore, the sensitivity analysis was performed and the share of each input parameter on the respective output values was calculated. Additionally, a novel parameter called nanocomposite evaluation criterion (NEC) is introduced to analyze the suitability of the nanocomposites considering the mechanical properties. Accordingly, the formulation with optimal mechanical properties of toughness, elongation at break, tensile strength, Young's modulus, and impact strength was obtained.

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research article
DOI
10.1007/s10118-020-2399-5
Web of Science ID

WOS:000526467100001

Author(s)
Pourrahmani, Hossein  
Golparvar, Mona
Fasihi, Mohammad
Date Issued

2020-04-15

Publisher

SPRINGER

Published in
Chinese Journal Of Polymer Science
Volume

38

Start page

877

End page

887

Subjects

Polymer Science

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nanocomposite

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polypropylene (pp)

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silica

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artificial neural networks

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nanocomposite evaluation criterion (nec)

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sensitivity analysis

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network ann prediction

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sensitivity-analysis

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thermal management

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nanosilica

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fiber

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oxide

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performance

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composites

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morphology

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SCI-STI-JVH  
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April 30, 2020
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