BYK Cloisite® 20A Nanoclay

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BYK Cloisite® 20A Nanoclay
Categories:	Other Engineering Material; Additive/Filler for Polymer; Polymer
Material Notes:	Cloisite® 20A is an additive for plastics to improve various plastic physical properties, such as reinforcement, HDT, CLTE and barrier. Information provided by Southern Clay Products Southern Clay Products is now a part of BYK Additives.
Key Words:	Quaternary ammonium salt modified natural montmorillonite polymer additive.
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Specific Gravity	1.77 g/cc	1.77 g/cc
Bulk Density	0.118 g/cc	0.00425 lb/in³	Loose
	0.2171 g/cc	0.007841 lb/in³	Packed
Loss On Ignition	38 %	38 %
Particle Size	<= 2.0 µm	<= 2.0 µm	10%
	<= 6.0 µm	<= 6.0 µm	50%
	<= 13 µm	<= 13 µm	90%

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Hardness, Shore D	83	83	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	101 MPa	14600 psi	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6
Elongation at Break	8.0 %	8.0 %	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6
Modulus of Elasticity	4.657 GPa	675.5 ksi	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6
Flexural Modulus	3.78 GPa	548 ksi	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6
Izod Impact, Notched	0.270 J/cm	0.506 ft-lb/in	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Deflection Temperature at 0.46 MPa (66 psi)	96.0 °C	205 °F	5% Cloisite® reinforced Nylon 6

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
H2O, Water	<= 2.0 %	<= 2.0 %

Descriptive Properties
Modifier Concentration, meq/ 100g clay	95
Organic Modifier	dimethyl, dihydrogenated tallow, quaternary ammonium
X-Ray Diffraction d-Spacing (001)	31.5 Angstroms

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