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Effect of Acid and Silane Treated Carbon Nanotubes on Wear Properties of Epoxy Polymer Composite

Aidah Jumahat, Napisah Sapiai and Eliya Farah Hana Mohd Kamal

Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 25, Issue S, March 2017

Keywords: Abrasive wear, dry sliding, nanoparticles, polymer composite

Published on: 05 Dec 2017

This paper investigates the effect of acid and silane treatment of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) on wear properties of epoxy polymer composite. The wear test done was based on ASTM D3389 standard using the Abrasive Wear Tester (TR 600). Characterisation analysis was also done using Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) in order to study the dispersion of the CNT inside the epoxy matrix. When untreated CNT was added to the epoxy with amounts of 0.5, 0.75 and 1.0 wt%, the wear rates did not improve except for 0.5 wt% CNT filled epoxy. This was due to the lack of dispersion which causes larger chunks of material being dug out, thus contributing to a higher mass loss and wear rate. When treated with acid and silane, 0.75 wt% and 1.0 wt% CNT filled epoxy composites showed improvement. The TEM images of 0.5 wt%, 0.75 wt% and 1.0 wt% PCNT filled epoxy supported the claim of the lack of dispersion of PCNT inside the epoxy.

ISSN 1511-3701

e-ISSN 2231-8542

Article ID

JST-S0172-2016

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