Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites

The addition of inorganic spherical nanoparticles fillers to polymers matrix enables in the enhancement in the polymer�s mechanical properties as well as the addition of new features in the polymer matrix. In the present study, ZnO/polystyrene composite was synthesized by bulk polymerization route...

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Main Authors: Alam, M.A., Ya, H.H., Hussain, P.B., Azeem, M., Sapuan, S.M., khan , R., Ahamad, T.
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spelling utp-eprints.246802021-08-27T05:52:58Z Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites Alam, M.A. Ya, H.H. Hussain, P.B. Azeem, M. Sapuan, S.M. khan , R. Ahamad, T. The addition of inorganic spherical nanoparticles fillers to polymers matrix enables in the enhancement in the polymer�s mechanical properties as well as the addition of new features in the polymer matrix. In the present study, ZnO/polystyrene composite was synthesized by bulk polymerization route and the hardness of composites was studied. The prepared nanocomposites were injected into a compression mold in a compression-molding machine. The prepared test specimen was subjected to Rockwell hardness tests. Further, to ensure proper morphology of nanocomposites, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were carried out. Results revealed that by increasing nano-ZnO up to 0.3, there is a remarkable increment approximately 47 in the hardness. Also, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been applied to find the optimal input parameter levels and to analyze the effect of these parameters on hardness. The composite produced is envisioned to have applications as the building blocks for the manufacturing of various automotive parts, sensors, transducers, actuators, UV detectors, and optoelectronic devices. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2020. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH 2020 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85091272896&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-15-5753-8_32&partnerID=40&md5=0b5b24c0895c727c9e80226f5719982c Alam, M.A. and Ya, H.H. and Hussain, P.B. and Azeem, M. and Sapuan, S.M. and khan , R. and Ahamad, T. (2020) Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering . pp. 345-352. http://eprints.utp.edu.my/24680/
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description The addition of inorganic spherical nanoparticles fillers to polymers matrix enables in the enhancement in the polymer�s mechanical properties as well as the addition of new features in the polymer matrix. In the present study, ZnO/polystyrene composite was synthesized by bulk polymerization route and the hardness of composites was studied. The prepared nanocomposites were injected into a compression mold in a compression-molding machine. The prepared test specimen was subjected to Rockwell hardness tests. Further, to ensure proper morphology of nanocomposites, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were carried out. Results revealed that by increasing nano-ZnO up to 0.3, there is a remarkable increment approximately 47 in the hardness. Also, an analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been applied to find the optimal input parameter levels and to analyze the effect of these parameters on hardness. The composite produced is envisioned to have applications as the building blocks for the manufacturing of various automotive parts, sensors, transducers, actuators, UV detectors, and optoelectronic devices. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd 2020.
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author Alam, M.A.
Ya, H.H.
Hussain, P.B.
Azeem, M.
Sapuan, S.M.
khan , R.
Ahamad, T.
spellingShingle Alam, M.A.
Ya, H.H.
Hussain, P.B.
Azeem, M.
Sapuan, S.M.
khan , R.
Ahamad, T.
Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
author_sort Alam, M.A.
title Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
title_short Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
title_full Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
title_fullStr Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
title_sort experimental investigations on the surface hardness of synthesized polystyrene/zno nanocomposites
publisher Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
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