Effect of molecular structures on static and dynamic compression properties of clay and amphiphilic clay/carbon nanofibers used as fillers in UHMWPE/composites for high‐energy‐impact loading

Three different ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)–clay nanocomposites (Muscovite, Cloisite 30B and amphiphilic clay/carbon nanofibers) were investigated with the nanocomposite nanomorphology studied before and after dynamic mechanical compressive tests at high strain rates. Their material structure and thermal properties were investigated using techniques such as step‐scan differential scanning calorimetry, split Hopkinson...