Effect of nanoclay reinforcement on tensile and tribo behaviour of Nylon 6

Two‐body abrasive wear behavior of particulate filled polyamide66/polypropylene nanocomposites

“…They are expected to replace polymers, polymer blends and their traditional composites in parts produced by melt processing techniques. Recent investigations on the tribological behavior of organoclay filled polyamide6 (PA6) by Srinath and Gnanamoorthy 37 and Dasari et al 38 show a low friction and high wear resistance since the size of nano additives is of the order of surrounding polymer chains and increases bonding of particle to the polymer matrix. Also, the nanosized filler tends to produce a tenacious transfer layer on the counterface, which protects the composite surface from direct contact with the counterface thereby reducing the friction and wear of nanocomposites.…”

Sliding wear performance of polyamide 6–clay nanocomposites in water

“…[1]. Recent investigations on nanostructured materials have shown drastic enhancements in stiffness, chemical inertness strength, fire retardancy, and thermal properties without increasing the density of composite [3][4][5]. The property enhancements are achieved by high reinforcing efficiency of these nanostructured materials due to large surface area, aspect ratio and increased interaction between the matrix and reinforcement phase [3].…”

“…The property enhancements are achieved by high reinforcing efficiency of these nanostructured materials due to large surface area, aspect ratio and increased interaction between the matrix and reinforcement phase [3]. Another unique effect of nanoscale dispersion of particles in polymers, particularly polyamide 6, is the considerable improvement in tribological properties under dry sliding conditions even at low filler content [4,5].…”

“…Recent investigations on the tribology of organoclay filled polyamide 6 composites by Srinath and Gnanamoorthy [4,6] and Dasari et al [5] show a low friction and high wear resistance since the size of nanoadditives is of the order of surrounding polymer chains and increased bonding of particle to the polymer matrix [5,6]. Also the nanosized filler tends to produce a tenacious transfer layer on the counterface, which protects the composite surface from direct contact with the counterface thereby reducing the friction and wear of nanocomposites.…”

On the friction and sliding wear of rubber/layered silicate nanocomposites

“…By contrast, several papers addressed already the wear performance of 'organoclay'-modified thermoplastics (e.g. [12][13]) and thermosets (e.g. [14][15]).…”