Development of Optimum Combination of MMT Clay Reinforced Composite
K.V.P. Chakradhar1, M. Ashok Kumar2, P. Satyanarayana Raju3, A. Seshappa4
1K.V.P. Chakradhar*, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Kacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
2M. Ashok Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Kacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
3P. Satyanarayana Raju, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Kacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
4A. Seshappa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vardhaman College of Engineering, Kacharam, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Manuscript received on 01 August 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on 06 August 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 September 2019. | PP: 3985-3991 | Volume-8 Issue-3 September 2019 | Retrieval Number: C5234098319/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.C5234.098319
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Abstract: The Montmorillonite (MMT) clay toughened epoxy (85%) / unsaturated polyester (15%) polymer blend system is developed. Studies on Mechanical, Thermal and Damping properties are conducted to determine the effect of the variations of MMT clay on the polymer blend. The Mechanical property studies showed that 3% clay reinforced polymer blend system exhibited optimum results, while the Damping property studies showed that 4% clay reinforced polymer blend system exhibited optimum results and Thermal property studies revealed that 5% clay reinforced polymer blend system exhibited optimum results. The prime objective of this work is to validate the obtained experiment results and to identify the best-fit combination. The results are validated by using Design Expert Version 8 Software. Validation of the experimental results, indicate negligible variations with the software generated results. Since different variations of clay percentages are achieved for different properties, a decision table is constructed to determine the best-fit combination suitable for the selected applications.
Keywords: Mechanical, Thermal, Damping, Blend, Optimum.
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