Particulate polymer composites process enhancement

By surveying the nanocomposites prepared so far, wear resisting polymer nanocomposites can be regarded as a successful example that brings the so-called nano-effect into full play. At a filler loading of less than 1%, the wear rate of the matrix was lowered by over thousands of times (Table 20.4). Similar enhancement due to the addition of small amounts of fillers is impossible to perceive in microcomposites. The developments in this aspect have broadened the application possibility of particulate composites and solved the dilemma arising from the contradiction between tribological performance improvement and processability deterioration, as often observed in microparticles filled composites. 

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