View Journal Article: Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposite
Citation:
Kashiwagi, T., Morgan, A. B., Antonucci, J. M., VanLandingham, M. R., Harris, R. H., Awad, W. H. and Shields, J. R. (2003). Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposite. Journal of Applied Polymer Science89 (8). 2072-2078.
PMMA, poly(metheylmethacrylate), nanocomposites were made by in situ radical polymerization of MMA, methylmethacrylate, with colloidal silica (ca. 12 nm) to study the effects of
nanoscale silica particles on the physical properties and flammability properties of PMMA. Transparent samples resulted and the dispersity of the particles was examined by transmission electron
microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The addition of nanosilica particles (13% by mass) did not significantly change the thermal stability, but it made a small improvement in modulus, and it
reduced the peak heat release rate roughly 50%. Last, the flame-retardant mechanism provided by the addition of nanosilica particles in PMMA is discussed.
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View Journal Article: Thermal and Flammability Properties of a Silica-Poly(methylmethacrylate) Nanocomposite 