Study on Mechanical Properties and Fire Resistance of Epoxy Nanocomposite Reinforced with Environmentally Friendly Additive: Nanoclay I.30E

Table 1

Mechanical strength of epoxy Epikote 240/nanoclay I.30E nanocomposite material with different nanoclay I.30E contents.

Sample code	wt% nanoclay I.30E	Tensile strength (MPa)	Flexural strength (MPa)	Compressive strength (MPa)	Impact strength (kJ/m^2)
Neat epoxy	0	55.90	86.75	156.08	7.11
NC 1	1	58.28	87.30	152.30	6.90
NC 2	2	63.50	116.80	179.67	12.81
NC 3	3	59.60	97.00	157.32	11.27
NC 4	4	58.91	79.90	170.43	10.41

NC 1: epoxy Epikote 240/nanoclay I.30E nanocomposite material with nanoclay I.30E of 1 wt %.