Studies on diffusion of moisture through nanoclay/vinylester/glass nanocomposites

Abstract

Abstract The goal of this study was to see how mud content affected nanoclay/vinylester/glass composites submerged in 13.5 pH soluble solutions for up to 100 days. The corruptions in UTS, Impact characteristics, Flexural Strength and Interlaminar Shear Strength were investigated, as well as the samples' diffusivity. Vinylester/glass composites, have the highest dampness retention of 0.85 percent, while 8wt percent nanoclay/vinylester/glass nanocomposites have the lowest dampness retention of 0.55 percent. The diffusion co-efficient was determined to be 9.53X10− 13 m2/sec for nanoclay/vinyl ester/glass composites with 8wt percent and 2.98X10− 13 m2/sec for nanoclay/vinyl ester/glass composites with 8wt percent.Mechanical characteristics dropped at a faster rate as a result of moisture retention. In comparison to vinylester/glass composites, 4wt% nanoclay/vinylester/glass composites displayed improved performance in salt environment moulding of all composite classes. XRD was used to concentrate scattering, and Scanning Electron Microscopy was used to focus on the ductile cracked samples.