Improvement of Mechanical and Acoustic Characteristics of Halloysite Nanotube-Reinforced Polyurethane Elastomer Composites and Their Applications.

ABSTRACT: Polyurethane incorporated with nanofillers such as carbon nanotubes, basalt fibers, and clay nanoparticles has presented remarkable potential for improving the performance of the polymeric composites. In this study, the halloysite nanofiller-reinforced polyurethane elastomer composites were prepared via the semi-prepolymer method. The impact of different halloysites (halloysite nanotubes and halloysite nanoplates) in polyurethane composites was investigated. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, electronic universal tensile testing, and acoustic impedance tube testing were employed to characterize the morphology, composition, phase separation, mechanical properties, and sound insulation of the samples. The composite fabricated with 0.5 wt% of halloysite na

SUBMITTER: Ge M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548139 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature