A Comparative Study of Dispersion Techniques for Nanocomposite Made with Nanoclays and an Unsaturated Polyester Resin

Table 2

Gel time results using two different calculation methods.

			Maximum tan 𝛿 (min) Figure 9(a)	10% slope (min) Figure 9(b)
Pure resin			44	42
3% cloisite 30B	Manual mixing		38	37
	A1-sonication		36	32
	B1; HSM	1 pass	15	14
		5 passes	9	8
		10 passes	3	3