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Testing of silicon rubber/montmorillonite nanocomposite for mechanical and tribological performance


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Shinde, Avinash and Siva, I. and Munde, Yashwant and Deore, Vishal and Hameed Sultan, Mohamed Thariq and Md Shah, Ain Umaira and Mustapha, Faizal (2021) Testing of silicon rubber/montmorillonite nanocomposite for mechanical and tribological performance. Nanomaterials, 11 (11). art. no. 3050. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2079-4991

Abstract

Nanocomposite made by blending nano-montmorillonite (MMT) and Silicon Rubber (SR) for mechanical and tribological performance is explored in this work. Different configurations of MMT/SR nanocomposite, with 0, 0.5, 2 and 5 wt % of MMT are manufactured by two roll mixing methods. Noticeable improvement in the mechanical and tribological performance is observed, which is also justified by a morphological study of fractured and wear surfaces through SEM. Two percent of MMT loading is found to be the optimum content that shows excellent performance compared to other compositions. The performance improvement can be linked to the good interfacial interaction between the MMT and SR. Statistical modeling through ANOVA is carried out for tribological performance, which reveals the influence of load on the coefficient of friction (COF) and the influence of sliding distance on the wear rate.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11113050
Publisher: MDPI AG
Keywords: Silicon rubber; Montmorillonite (MMT); Sliding wear; Mechanical properties; Nanocomposites
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 16 Feb 2023 07:01
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2023 07:01
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95325
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