Effects of Different Montmorillonite Nanoclay Loading on Cure Behavior and Properties of Diglycidyl Ether of Bisphenol A Epoxy

Table 1

Summary of rheological studies at room temperature.

Sample/shear rate, 1/s	Viscosity at various shear rates, μPa·s
	Unmodified SC-15	1 wt.% MMT	2 wt.% MMT	3 wt.% MMT
1	512.5 ± 14.1	553.3 ± 42.3	855.7 ± 32.7	814.2 ± 12.5
5	723.3 ± 29.7	708.3 ± 52.8	764.4 ± 11.2	856.2 ± 153.3
8	1291.0 ± 37.6	1221.0 ± 83.7	1248.7 ± 21.9	1441.3 ± 130.3
10	820.8 ± 35.2	813.8 ± 47.2	839.7 ± 11.7	63.4 ± 158.9
20	628.7 ± 23.3	609.6 ± 35.0	614.7 ± 12.4	648.0 ± 99.8
100	489.5 ± 16.0	466.2 ± 28.1	467.5 ± 11.9	483.7 ± 82.6