ABSTRACT
Generally, in polymer nanocomposites (PNCs), nanofillers have been used to reduce/modify the miscibility and morphology between the composite constituents and subsequently enhance the diverse material properties, i.e., electrical, mechanical, barrier, flame retardancy and thermal. Melt blending has become one of the popular techniques for the preparation of polymer nanocomposites, mostly adaptable thermoplastic and elastomeric polymer matrices. The uniform dispersion of nanoparticles of suitable surface morphology within the polymer matrix is extremely demanding in the process of designing and fabrication of composites with novel macroscopic properties. Hand lay-up is a primitive, common, simple, and least expensive open mold method suitable for the fabrication of a wide variety of polymer composites expanding from small- as well as large-scale productions using low cost equipment. An impact test ordinarily determines the response of the polymer, ceramic, and composite materials specimen to a suddenly applied stress. Thermogravimetric analysis is useful in determining the decomposition temperatures of polymers and the organic content in PNCs.
