Effect of Nanomaterials on Tribological and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials

Table 4

ILSS property for various nanofillers.

Nanofiller	Dispersion status	ILSS property comments	Ref.
Cloisite 30B	1 wt.%, 3 wt.%	Greater enhancement attained for 3 wt.% Cloisite 30B	[99]
RXG 7000	3 wt.%
Nano-silica	10 wt.%, 20 wt.%	12% greater reduction for 20 wt.% nano-silica-modified epoxy laminate	[89]
Nano-SiO2	Unsized composites	9% enhancement for unmodified sizing composites; 14% enhancement for nano-SiO2-modified sizing composites	[96]
	Unmodified sizing composites
	Nano-SiO2-modified sizing composites
MWNT	0.5 wt.% unfunctionalized MWNT-modified epoxy	41% increase than neat epoxy/glass fiber composites	[97]
	0.5 wt.% amino-functionalized MWNT-modified epoxy	61% increase than neat epoxy/glass fiber composites
Na + MMT clay	1, 3, 6, and 10% wt. of unmodified montmorillonite	ILSS reduced slightly and greater reduction for OMMT clay particles	[88]
	1, 3, 6, and 10% wt. of organo-modified montmorillonite