1Research scholar, JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur-515002, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Assistant Professor, Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bangalore-560036, Karnataka, India
3Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, JNTU College of Engineering, Anantapur-515002, Andhra Pradesh, India
4Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, East West Institute of technology, Bangalore-560091, Karnataka, India
*Email: kulkarni.mithun@hotmail.com
Impact resistance is one of the most important properties for component designers to consider, as well as the most difficult to quantify. Impact resistance is a critical measure of service life and more importantly these days, it involves the perplexing problem of product safety and liability. The aim of this paper is to understand the influence of Casio3 (Calcium Silicate) on the impact properties of Polyamides (Nylon6) and its composites. The Nylon6 is reinforced with varying percentages (1%, 3% and 5%) of Casio3. The drop weight impact tests were conducted on the samples at different drop heights of 320 mm, 620 mm, 1000 mm and different drop weights of 0.89 kg, 1.395 kg and 2.33 kg. Impact measurement under the above said conditions for the materials A, B, C and D indicated that the addition of Casio3 led to a significant improvement in the impact strength of the polyamides.
Drop test, Polyamides, Nylon6, Impact, Calcium silicate, Fillers
