A Simple Technique for Calculation of an Interphase Parameter and Interphase Modulus for Multilayered Interphase Region in Polymer Nanocomposites via Modeling of Young’s Modulus

Abstract In this work, a simple technique is suggested applying the simple models for Young’s modulus of polymer nanocomposites to calculate the Y interphase parameter and interphase modulus for multilayered interphase in polymer nanocomposites. The developed model is compared to the experimental results of several samples to examine its correctness. The effects of Y on the Young’s moduli of interphase Ei and polymer nanocomposite Ec are also studied. The different levels of Y parameter calculated for the reported samples demonstrate the various extents of interphase properties. The results show that the high levels of bothY parameter and nanofiller modulusEp are required to achieve a desirable interphase modulus in polymer nanocomposites.