Two types of nylon-1010/MMT nanocomposites were successfully prepared by melt intercalation using a corotating twin-screw extruder.FyeTransparent nylon-Transparent nylon_PA610_PA612_PA1010_PA121

 The nanocomposites were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).FyeTransparent nylon-Transparent nylon_PA610_PA612_PA1010_PA121

 It was found that the difference in the properties of the two types of the organo-MMTs directly influences the structure and the properties of the obtained nanocomposites. The results of XRD and TEM showed that the DK2-MMT nanocomposites possess an exfoliated structure and the nanocomposites containing 16C-MMT exist as intercalated structures. The mechanical properties of the nylon-1010/organo-MMTs nanocomposites were better than those of the pure nynon-1010.FyeTransparent nylon-Transparent nylon_PA610_PA612_PA1010_PA121

 In addition, the properties of the DK2-MMT nanocomposites were superior to those of the 16C-MMT nanocomposites because of the different dispersibility of the two organo-MMTs. The thermal stability of the nanocomposites was improved. The storage moduli of the nanocomposites increased and the glass-transition temperature shifted to a slightly higher temperature because of the introduction of the organo-MMTs. The addition of DK2-MMT into the nylon-1010 matrix accelerated the crystallization rate of the matrix. FyeTransparent nylon-Transparent nylon_PA610_PA612_PA1010_PA121