Pseudo-ductility, morphology and fractography resulting from the synergistic effect of CaCO3 and bentonite in HDPE polymer nano composite

• Main Authors: Ahmed, T., Ya, H.H., Khan, R., Lubis, A.M.H.S., Mahadzir, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85089752019&doi=10.3390%2fma13153333&partnerID=40&md5=a322ce520c48e33b9d63c41b792f0a92; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30094/

Polymeric materials such as High density polyethylene(HDPE) are ductile in nature, having very low strength. In order to improve strength by non-treated rigid fillers, polymeric materials become extremely brittle. Therefore, this work focuses on achieving pseudo-ductility (high strength and ductilit...