%0 Journal Article %T Abrasive wear of polypropylene/Cloisite 30B/Elvaloy AC 3427 nanocomposites %A D Jafrey Daniel %A K Panneerselvam %J Journal of Composite Materials %@ 1530-793X %D 2018 %R 10.1177/0021998317734624 %X Polymer nanocomposite may be defined as a structure that is formed by infusing at least one dimension of the dispersed particles in the nanoscale range into a thermoplastic polymer matrix. Polypropylene/Cloisite-30B/Elvaloy-AC3427 nanocomposites were manufactured by melt intercalation method using a twin screw extruder. X-ray diffraction shows an intercalated structure of nanocomposite category. The investigation of tribological properties of polypropylene/Cloisite-30B/Elvaloy-AC3427 nanocomposite material has enormous practical importance to ascertain the friction and wear values. In the tribological study, the two-body abrasive wear was conducted with input parameters (Cloisite-30B, load and sliding distance) and output parameters (wear loss, specific wear rate and coefficient of friction) at 0.5£żm/s sliding velocity. The detailed validation of the abrasive wear volume with mechanical properties (tensile strength, elongation at break and shore d hardness), and the dominant factors of abrasive wear by analysis of variance and worn surface morphology by Scanning Electron Microscope were reported %K Abrasive wear %K analysis of variance %K coefficient of friction %K worn surface morphology %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0021998317734624