Tailoring mechanical and thermal behavior of HDPE via Ba–Sr–Ca hexaferrite incorporation (opens in new tab)

Using mechanical ball milling at filler loadings of 5–20 wt%, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) nanocomposites reinforced with BaSrCa hexaferrite nanoparticles were created, and their structural, mechanical, and thermal performance was thoroughly examined. The M-type hexaferrite phase was successfully incorporated into the HDPE matrix, as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction, and the composite crystallite size gradually decreased from 59.31 nm (5 wt%) to 50.38 nm (20 wt%). Effective filler integr...