EFFECT OF MONTMORILLONITE ON TENSILE PROPERTIES OF FRP COMPOSITES
Keywords:
Nanocomposites, Montmorillonite, FRPAbstract
The field of FRP nanocomposites is stimulating both fundamental and applied research because these nanoscale materials often exhibit Mechanical, physical and chemical properties that are dramatically different from conventional micro composites. A large number of nanoparticles, layered fibers and polymeric whiskers are being used of the preparation of nanocomposites. Polymer nanocomposites containing layered silicates have attracted much attention. These nanocomposites can be exhibit increased modulus, decreased thermal expansion coefficient, increased solvent resistance and enhanced ionic conductivity when compared to the polymer alone. Here we have developed four different combinations of FRP with Montmorillonite and measured Mechanical properties. Measurement showed that tensile strength greatly increased, yield strength increased moderately and young’s modules also increased. Lateral strain and linear strains are reduced, so it will give less poisson ratio. A plausible explanation for high increase of mechanical properties has also been discussed.
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