Authors : Ahmad H. Mnajid and Jaafar K. Ch. Al-Suwaydawei
Abstract: A polymer blend was prepared from epoxy resins and unsaturated polyester. The blend was supported with two nano-ceramic (SiC and PZT) of 2, 4 and 6% weight percentages (wt.). Wear rate, impact strength and surface hardness of the blend samples and composites had been studied prior to and after immersion in water for 11 weeks. The results showed that the highest wear rate was for the polymeric unsupported blend while the support reduced the wear rate for the composites as the addition rate increased. Alternatively, the support increased the surface hardness and reduced the impact strength of composite material. Impact strength for composites which was smaller the one of the blend. It was also observed that immersion in water increased the wear rate and reduced the impact strength and surface hardness for the blend as well as the composite equally. The SiC improved the characteristics of composite better than PZT.
Ahmad H. Mnajid and Jaafar K. Ch. Al-Suwaydawei, 2018. Study of Wear Rate and Some Mechanical Properties for Nanocomposites (Blend\SiC-PZT). Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 13: 9844-9848.