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Clay-filled 'nanocomposites' offer extraordinary properties.
Plastics Technology, January, 1998 by Sherman, Lilli Manolis
They are generating a lot of excitement despite the secrecy surrounding their development. They are said to exhibit dramatic improvements in mechanical, thermal, barrier, and flame-retardant properties, all without significant loss of toughness or clarity. These new reinforced plastics, known as nanocomposites, contain very tiny platelets of a special type of surface-modified clay called montmorillonite, which is dispersed in a thermoplastic or a reactive liquid resin. The clay particles are one nanometer thick (or 40 billionths of an inch) - hence the term nanocomposites. Only 2-5% of the "nanoclay" is required to obtain a remarkable boost in properties.
Nano-clays have been used in paints and various organic fluids. Nylon-based nanocomposites are now being...
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