Hybrid effects in the fracture toughness of polyvinyl butyral-based nanocomposites

• Main Authors: Shemer, Eldad, Hu, Xiao, Marom, Gad, Stern, Nadya, Dyamant, Itay
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Carbon Nanotubes; Fracture Toughness
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107018; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49033
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hybrid polyvinyl butyral (PVB) nanocomposite films comprising surface-treated carbon nanotubes (CNT-COOH) and nanoclays (NC) were tested for their “trouser-leg” fracture toughness in comparison to the values of the respective CNT and NC parent composites and to that of the pristine PVB film. Relativ...