Type | Conference |
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Title | Wear properties of nanoclay filled epoxy polymer |
Source | MITC2015-pp 320-321 |
Author | A. Jumahat, A.A.A. Talib, A.Abdullah |
Polymeric material is one of the best
materials that are being used in many applications. This
is owing to their excellent properties such as low density,
good mechanical and good chemical resistance. The
main objective of this research is to evaluate the effect
of nanoclay on wear properties of epoxy polymer and
fibre reinforced composites. The main materials used in
this study were high temperature epoxy, hardener and
nanoclay. While, woven fiberglass was used as fiber
reinforcement in advanced fibre reinforced polymer
(FRP) composite. The nanocomposites were fabricated
using shear mixing system. The testing involved were
dry sliding and slurry tests. The results showed that
wear properties of pure epoxy system were enhanced
when the weight fraction of nanoclay in the system
reached up to certain weight percentage. Epoxy system
with 3 wt% of nanoclay has higher wear properties
when compared to pure, 1 wt% and 5 wt% of nanoclay
in epoxy systems.