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Effect of Seawater Absorption on Mechanical and Flexural Properties of Pineapple Leaf Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Nanoclay Composites

Amar Murthy Ambekar, K Muralishwara, Jamaluddin Hindi, Subash Acharya, Nitesh Naik, B M Gurumurthy, Pavan Hiremath, Kasirajan Kasipandian

ES Materials & Manufacturing · 2023 · 20 citations · 21 references

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Surface modified montmorillonite nanoclay created tortuous path to flow of moisture and enhanced bonding of PALF with epoxy, which resulted in lower diffusion coefficient and reduced impact of moisture diffusion in epoxy PALF nanoclay composites.

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