Table 1.
The weight percentage of different nanostructured fillers used in samples.
Fig 1.
Pure epoxy and polymer matrix nanocomposites A) Ultimate Tensile Strength, B) Strain, C) Young modulus, D) Toughness, and E) Tensile stress-strain curve.
Table 2.
Mechanical properties of pure epoxy and nanocomposites.
Fig 2.
Weight loss of the studied materials in different applied loads.
Table 3.
Variation of wear rate (×10−5 mm3/N.m) at different loads.
Fig 3.
Variation of the coefficient of friction (μ) with sliding time.
Fig 4.
FESEM images of the fractured cross-sections of a) pure epoxy, b) NGO/epoxy, c) NC/epoxy, d) CNT/epoxy, e) NGO/CNT/epoxy, f) NC/CNT/epoxy, g) NGO/NC/epoxy, and h) NGO/NC/CNT/epoxy.
Fig 5.
FESEM images of the wear surfaces (cross-sections) a) pure epoxy, b) NGO/epoxy, c) NC/epoxy, d) CNT/epoxy, e) NGO/CNT/epoxy, f) NC/CNT/epoxy, g) NGO/NC/epoxy, h) NGO/NC/CNT/epoxy.