Performance of PP/TPV/nanoclay injected pieces suitable for automotive applications

COSTANTINO ALEJANDRA; PETTARIN VALERIA; PONTES ANTONIO; FRONTINI PATRICIA

Conferencia; 6th International Conference on Science and Technology of Composite Materials COMAT; 2015

Polymer blend nanocomposites containing an elastomerand reinforcing filler have attracted much attention due to the incorporationof the properties of both polymer blends and polymer nanocomposites.Polypropylene (PP)/thermoplastic vulcanizated (TPV)/clay nanocomposites couldbe such high performance materials. Throughthis work the influence of the addition of TPV and nanoclay on the performanceof intricate PP double-gated injected mouldings that include weld lines wasevaluated. The compounding of hybrid composites has shown to be successful.