Studies on Mechanical and Thermal Bheviours of Nano Clay Filled Linear Low Density Polyethylene Composites
S. Krishnamoorthi1, S. Nagendharan2, G. Manikandan3, R. Karthikeyan4
1S. Krishnamoorthi, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
2S. Nagendharan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
3G. Manikandan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Madha Institute of Engineering and Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
4R. Karthikeyan, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 19 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 05 June 2019 | Manuscript Published on 15 June 2019 | PP: 98-102 | Volume-8 Issue-1S2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: A00200581S219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Nowadays, most of engineering applications the polymer composites are utilize. In this paper we are investigated the only polymer matrix composites. The polymer matrix composite materials are has good strength and better lightweight materials. Composites were fabricated by a compression molding method using the Nano clay with varying weight percentages. Studies on mechanical properties of tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength are investigated. The thermal behaviors have been investigated by using simultaneously thermal analysis equipment. The maximum tensile strength of 29.6 Mpa at 4 wt. % of Nano clay and 96 Wt. % of LLDPE compositions have been achieved. The maximum flexural strength has been observed as 8.9 Mpa and the impact strength as 236.4 KJ/M.SQ. Thermogravimetry analysis showed that mass loss decreases very slightly in the LLDPE/Nano clay Nano composite compared with those in neat LLDPE, and increased with the increase of Nano clay concentration. The analysis of thermal degradation in airflow showed a clear improvement of thermal stability for LLDPE/Nano clay Nano composites, proportionally to Nano clay content.
Keywords: LLDPE, Polymer Matrix Composites, Compression Molding, Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength And Impact Strength, Thermogravimetry, Nano Composites, Nano Clay.
Scope of the Article: Composite Materials