Case-study development of a nanocomposite sliding seal ring

Case-study development of a nanocomposite sliding seal ring 

A range of structural composite materials were produced with different reinforcements for performance assessment. The systems were based on a conventional woven roving/thermosetting resin design but with added nanoscale reinforcement which was mixed with the resin prior to lamination. The systems 

Sample 1 was chosen because the thermal degradation products of phenolic materials are known to be less sticky that the other matrix materials (Vishwanath et al, 1993). Sample 2 was chosen because it is cheap and easy to process 

The results were compared with a standard steel sample which was tested either in the as-received condition or coated with a layer of lubricating grease. In addition to the modification of stmctural composites a number of polymer nanocomposites were made by mixing nanoscale reinforcements with a polyurethane resin. In this case the resin was again cast against a glass 

Sample Glass mat Filler (1) Weight (1) [g] Filler (2) Weight (2) [g] 

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