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ArticlePolymers2026

Mechanical Performance Investigation of Recycled HDPE Reinforced with Nanoclay for Enhanced Strength and Sustainability.

Sundarakannan Rajendran, Sakthivel Sankaran, Geetha Palani, Magdalena Niemczewska-Wójcik, Thirumalai Kumaran Sundaresan, Uthayakumar Marimuthu, Koppiahraj Karuppiah

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Sundarakannan RajendranDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai 600062, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8580-411X
Sakthivel SankaranDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankovil 626126, Tamil Nadu, India.
Geetha PalaniDepartment of Physics, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Thandalam, Sriperumbudur, Chennai 602105, Tamil Nadu, India.
Magdalena Niemczewska-WójcikFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cracow University of Technology, Jana Pawła II No. 37, 31-864 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9902-478X
Thirumalai Kumaran SundaresanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore 641062, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8737-6796
Uthayakumar MarimuthuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Flexible Electronics & Advanced Materials, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, Kollam 690525, Kerala, India.
Koppiahraj KaruppiahDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, KIT-Kalaignarkarunanidhi Institute of Technology, Coimbatore 641402, Tamil Nadu, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0513-1478

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The increasing demand for sustainable materials has intensified efforts to enhance the performance of recycled polymers for engineering applications. This study investigates the effect of nanoclay reinforcement on the mechanical properties of recycled high-density polyethylene (rHDPE). Nanoclay was incorporated into rHDPE at varying loadings through melt blending, and the resulting composites were evaluated in terms of tensile, flexural, impact, and hardness properties. The tensile strength and tensile modulus improved significantly with increasing nanoclay content, reaching maximum values of 31.27 MPa and 2.39 GPa, respectively, at 1.5 wt% nanoclay, corresponding to increases of 23.11% and 47.53% relative to unreinforced rHDPE. Similarly, the flexural strength and flexural modulus attained peak values of 25.88 MPa and 1105.08 MPa at 1.5 wt% nanoclay, representing improvements of 12.57% and 15.49%, respectively. Impact strength exhibited a different trend, achieving a maximum value of 73.58 kJ/m

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mechanical propertiesnanocompositesnanoparticlesrecycled plasticssustainability

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