The Effect of Wear Rate on Polymeric Composites Reinforced Nanoclays
This research aims to study the addition of nanoclays on unsaturated polyester (UP) and epoxy resin (EP) as filling and by weight percentage (2%, 4% and 6%) to this mixture and then study the extent of the effect of this addition on wear rate of the composites’ material where three loads were adopted (10, 15 and 20[Formula: see text]N), respectively, on the iron hard disk (269 HB) and copper hard disk of 111[Formula: see text]HB for the resin before and after adding the clays, where the approved sliding velocities were 4.1887, 3.1415 and 2.0943[Formula: see text]m/sec, respectively, and the test duration was 10 min on the test disc. Immersion of samples in the water for 2, 4, 6 and 8 weeks showed a clear improvement in the wear rate and tear values of dry and submerged conditions in a water under different conditions of load change, slipping speed, time and temperature stability after adding the nanoclays to the polymer.