Open AccessAn Investigation of Abrasion Resistance Property of Clay- Epoxy Nanocomposite Coating
Author(s) -
Mukesh K. Madhup,
Nisha K. Shah,
Neha Parekh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
material science research india/material science research india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-0565
pISSN - 0973-3469
DOI - 10.13005/msri/150209
Subject(s) - epoxy , materials science , diglycidyl ether , nanocomposite , composite material , abrasion (mechanical) , curing (chemistry) , bisphenol a , glass transition , scanning electron microscope , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , composite number , polymer , chemical engineering , engineering
Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A based epoxy resin was loaded with alkyl quaternary ammonium modified bentonite clay nanoparticles (b-CNPs) in various concentrations. The abrasion resistance (Taber) property of the composite coatings cured with amine were investigated after 7 days and with 60 days curing at two different cycle viz. 500 and 1000. The mass losses of the materials revealed the fact that abrasion resistance increases with increase in CNPs concentration inside epoxy matrix with ageing. Thermal (DSC), spectroscopic (FTIR) and morphological (SEM) studies were performed to characterize the developed epoxy nanocomposite (ENC) coating. A gradual decrease in glass transition temperature (Tg) was observed with increase in the b-CNPs concentration. The modified b-CNPs found interacting with epoxy matrix and the intensity found increasing with increase in b-CNPs concentration during spectroscopic study. Smooth film morphology was revealed by scanning electron microscopic analysis confirming the uniform dispersion of b-CNPs inside polymer nanocomposite matrix.