Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://idr.l4.nitk.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10648
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorPatil, A.G.
dc.contributor.authorMahendran, A.
dc.contributor.authorSelvakumar, M.
dc.contributor.authorAnandhan, S.
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T08:22:51Z-
dc.date.available2020-03-31T08:22:51Z-
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.citationSilicon, 2019, Vol.11, 5, pp.2241-2251en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://idr.nitk.ac.in/jspui/handle/123456789/10648-
dc.description.abstractFly ash (FA) obtained from a coal-fired local thermal power station was converted into a nanostructured material by mechano-chemical activation using a high energy planetary ball mill. Contact angle measurements and FTIR spectroscopy confirmed the surface modification of mechano-chemically activated FA (MCA-FA). Subsequently, a solution casting method was used to prepare poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) matrix composites with varying amounts of fresh FA and MCA-FA. Mechanical testing results of the composites revealed that incorporation of fresh FA in PVC resulted in a higher tensile strength with brittle failure; addition of MCA-FA to PVC resulted in higher elongation at break values while retaining the ductility of the PVC. We have proposed a plausible mechanism explaining the influence of fresh FA and MCA-FA on the mechanical behavior of these composites. As fresh FA and MCA-FA contain basic oxide materials, they tend to improve the fire retardancy of PVC even at a very small loading. Overall, the nanostructured MCA-FA could find application as a filler in PVC-based products. 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.en_US
dc.titleDuctility and Flame Retardancy Enhancement of PVC by Nanostructured Fly Ashen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:1. Journal Articles

Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.