THE STUDY OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MONTMORILLONITE CLAY POLYESTER NANO-COMPOSITE

  • S. G. Borisade Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti
  • O. A. Oyelaran Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
  • O. M. Sanusi Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Federal University Oye-Ekiti.

Abstract

Montmorillonite clay polyester nano composite were successfully prepared by melt insertion method at 5wt%, 10wt%, 15wt%, 20wt% and 25wt% of Montmorillonite clay. The electrical and mechanical properties of the produced composites were studied. Five specimens for each test was analysed. Results obtained indicates that while a drastic decrease in the impact energy of 100 was observed, the maximum tensile strength and young’s modulus values of 50.27 MPa and 8.7 GPa respectively were obtained at 10% filler concentration. The compressive strength increases by 48% and 100% at 15wt% and 20wt% filler concentration respectively. An increase in dielectric strength ( 100%) and capacitance (32%) of the samples with each filler addition of up to 25% with 3 times increase in hardness at 25wt%. was observed.

Published
2021-08-20
How to Cite
Borisade, S., Oyelaran, O., & Sanusi, O. (2021). THE STUDY OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MONTMORILLONITE CLAY POLYESTER NANO-COMPOSITE. LAUTECH Journal of Engineering and Technology, 15(2), 1-9. Retrieved from https://laujet.com/index.php/laujet/article/view/442
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Vol 15 No 2 (2021): Vol.15 No.2 (2021)
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