Synthesis and Characterization of Aromatic–Aliphatic Polyamide Nanocomposite Films Incorporating a Thermally Stable Organoclay

Table 1 Mechanical data of aromatic–aliphatic polyamide/oligomer-MMT hybrid materials

Oligomer-MMT contents (%)	Maximum stress (MPa) ± 0.10	Maximum strain ± 0.02	Initial modulus (MPa) ± 0.02	Toughness (MPa) ± 0.20	T_g(°C) ± 0.03	Water absorption at equilibrium (%)
0.0	18.86	0.164	386.64	2.629	72.34	16.1
2.0	25.18	0.097	686.36	2.006	–	15.5
4.0	27.58	0.090	803.02	1.986	74.57	14.8
6.0	32.12	0.073	1063.08	1.903	–	14.2
8.0	31.77	0.072	983.74	1.753	76.09	13.3
10.0	31.10	0.062	937.24	1.445	–	12.8
12.0	30.85	0.043	891.42	0.832	81.48	12.6
14.0	28.78	0.042	889.19	0.818	–	10.6
16.0	26.23	0.035	838.83	0.513	91.87	9.2
20.0	25.56	0.029	726.85	0.432	89.82	9.1