Melt rheological behavior of PMMA nanocomposites reinforced with modified nanoclay

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Table 1 Composition table for PMMA and its nanocomposites

Sample name	PMMA (wt%)	Clay loading (wt %)	PMMA-g-MA (wt%)
Pure PMMA	100	–	–
PMMA 5	95	5	–
PMMA-5- G	90	5	5

Figure 1 (a) Storage modulus and (b) tan δ of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites

Figure 2 (a) Storage modulus and (b) loss modulus of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites at 200°C

Figure 3 (a) Complex viscosity and (b) tan δ of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites at 200°C

Figure 4 Plots of experimental and theoretical storage modulus (a) and loss factor (b) of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites at 200°C

Figure 5 (a) Storage modulus and (b) loss modulus of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites

Figure 6 Complex viscosity of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites

Table 2 Optical clarity and rate of burning of pure PMMA, PMMA-5, and PMMA-5-G nanocomposites

Sample	Transmittance (%)	Rate of burning (mm/min)
Pure PMMA	67.6	65
PMMA-5	43.82	41
PMMA-5-G	47.22	44