Graphene Nanoplatelets Modified Chemlok® Adhesive System for Natural Rubber – Aluminium Bonded Component in Engine Mount

Nor Syazana Adilah  Zulkifli; Noraiham Mohamad; ANIS AQILAH  ABD GHANI; Siang Yee Chang; Jeefferie Abd Razak; Hairul Effendy Ab Maulod; Mohd Fadli Hassan; Muhyiaddin Abdul Qadir  Abu Bakar; Muhammad Afiq Ani; Ming Ming Teng; Qumrul Ahsan

doi:10.15282/ijame.19.1.2022.16.0735

Authors

N.S.A. Zulkifli Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
N. Mohamad Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
A.A. Abd Ghani Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
S.Y. Chang Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
J. Abd Razak Fakulti Kejuruteraan Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
H.E. Ab Maulod Fakulti Teknologi Kejuruteraan Mekanikal & Pembuatan, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
M.F. Hassan Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Masjid Tanah, KM1 Persiaran Paya Lebar, Ramuan China Besar, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka
M.A.Q. Abu Bakar Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Masjid Tanah, KM1 Persiaran Paya Lebar, Ramuan China Besar, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka
M.A. Ani HML Auto Industries Sdn Bhd, Taman Jati, 45800 Kapar, Selangor
M.M. Teng HML Auto Industries Sdn Bhd, Taman Jati, 45800 Kapar, Selangor
Q. Ahsan University of Asia Pacific, 74/A, Green Road, Farmgate, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15282/ijame.19.1.2022.16.0735

Keywords:

Chemlok® adhesive; Graphene nanoplatelets; Adhesion strength; Engine mount

Abstract

Generally, the engine mount is made from rubber and mild steel bonded with a Chemlok® adhesive system. It could be modified to provide sufficient bonding between natural rubber and aluminum. Therefore, this work aims to study a nano-manipulated adhesive system by modifying the existing Chemlok® adhesive system at different weight percentages of graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) loading via two steps ultrasonic-assisted stirring process by ultrasonic bath and hot plate. The natural rubber (NR)-aluminum (Al) substrates were bonded using a hot press machine under the pressure of 100 kgf/cm2 for 20 minutes at 140 °C temperature. The samples were subjected to a 90-degree peel test based on ASTM D429 by the UTM machine, and the peel-fractured surfaces were evaluated both physically and under SEM. The adhesive strength increased with the increment of GNPs in the modified Chemlok® 205/220 system. The GNPs modified Chemlok® system achieved 30% improvement than the existing adhesive. The analyses proved the modification was successful. The modified system with GNPs dispersed at certain intercalation levels showed active functional groups, reinforcing effects, and thermal stability.