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As the commercialization of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites is gaining momentum and new investigations for understanding their behavior are constantly being undertaken by researchers worldwide. Exhaustive studies are being conducted to interpret the behavior of FRP composites modified with nanoparticles like multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and multi-layered graphene (MLG). The effect of environmental factors determines the feasible use of these composites in commercially viable applications. This study aims to interpret the surface properties of FRP composites modified by nanoparticles in terms of contact angle measurement using water at room temperature. In this study, nanofillers were incorporated into epoxy and this modified polymer was used for fabricating the laminated glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites. Six types of laminates were prepared having different concentration of MWCNT (0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 wt%) and MLG (0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 wt%)., Samples from each of these laminates were used for measuring the water contact angle. The values obtained for different nanoparticle concentrations in the GFRP composite were compared and analysed with neat GFRP composite. 0.6 wt% MLG-GE samples showed the highest contact angle among all samples suggesting the role of nanoparticles in decreasing hydrophilicity of composites, thereby increasing their durability.
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The authors are profoundly grateful to the National Institute of Technology Rourkela and Science and Engineering Research Board (DST) (ECR/2018/001241) for dispensing financial support for continuing the research work. The technical support from Mr. Rajesh Patnaik is highly thankful.
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Lohani, S., Dasari, S., Dash, S.S., Prusty, R.K., Ray, B.C. (2021). An Assessment of Wettability of Glass/Epoxy Composites Modified with CNT and MLG. In: Pal, S., Roy, D., Sinha, S.K. (eds) Processing and Characterization of Materials. Springer Proceedings in Materials, vol 13. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3937-1_15
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