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Study of microstructure and flexural properties of microcellular acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene nanocomposite foams: experimental results

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In this paper, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) nanocomposite foams are produced using carbon dioxide through the solid-state batch process. Microcellular closed-cell foams are produced with the relative density ranging from 0.38 to 0.97. The effects of the processing conditions on the density, morphology, and flexural properties of ABS and its nanocomposite foams are studied. It is found that nano-clay particles, as nucleating sites, play an important role in reducing the size of cells and increasing their number in the unit volume of foamed polymer, as well as increasing the flexural modulus of foam through reinforcing its matrix.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Parand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parand, 37613 96361, Iran

    A. Mohyeddin

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Semnan University, Semnan, 35131 19111, Iran

    A. Fereidoon & I. Taraghi

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Mohyeddin, A., Fereidoon, A. & Taraghi, I. Study of microstructure and flexural properties of microcellular acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene nanocomposite foams: experimental results. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 36, 487–498 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-015-1925-9

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