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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Epoxy Epikote 240/nanoclay I.30E nanocomposites</td><td class="align_center">wt% nanoclay I.30E</td><td class="align_center">LOI (vol% O<sub>2</sub> ± 2<i>σ</i>)</td><td class="align_center">Combustion rate (mm/min)</td><td class="align_center">UL94 HB (mm/min)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Neat epoxy</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">20.6</td><td class="align_center">28.41</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NC 1</td><td class="align_center">1</td><td class="align_center">21.4</td><td class="align_center">27.80</td><td class="align_center">26.07</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"><b>NC 2</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>23.7</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>24.50</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>22.59</b></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NC 3</td><td class="align_center">3</td><td class="align_center">22.8</td><td class="align_center">25.76</td><td class="align_center">23.45</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">NC 4</td><td class="align_center">4</td><td class="align_center">21.9</td><td class="align_center">25.05</td><td class="align_center">24.55</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Results for flammability tests (reaction to small flame) oxygen index (OI) and UL 94 for nanocomposites.</div>

Journal of Chemistry

tab2

Table 2

Table 2: Study on Mechanical Properties and Fire Resistance of Epoxy Nanocomposite Reinforced with Environmentally Friendly Additive: Nanoclay I.30E 