Investigating the Effects of Operational Factors on Wear Properties of Heat-Treated Pultruded Kenaf Fiber-Reinforced Polyester Composites using Taguchi Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 702-717 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boon Peng Chang ◽  
Wai Hoe Chan ◽  
Mohd Hafiz Zamri ◽  
Hazizan Md Akil ◽  
Hun Guan Chuah
Keyword(s):  
Taguchi Method ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Operational Factors ◽  
Polyester Composites

Optimization on Abrasive Wear Performance of Pultruded Kenaf-Reinforced Polymer Composite Using Taguchi Method

2017 ◽  
Vol 739 ◽  
pp. 42-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boon Peng Chang ◽  
Yik Fong Yong ◽  
Hazizan Md Akil ◽  
Ramdziah Md Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Wear Rate ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Wear Performance ◽  
Kenaf Fiber ◽  
Sliding Speed ◽  
Fiber Loading ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Polyester Composites ◽  
Counterface Roughness

This study examined the optimal abrasive wear performance of kenaf-reinforced polymer composite under different sliding conditions. Three different fiber loadings i.e. 43.05, 49.30 and 55.33 vol.% of kenaf fiber was reinforced into a polyester resin using the pultrusion technique. Optimal responses of wear rate and average coefficient of friction (COF) for kenaf fiber-reinforced polyester composites, based on different levels of control factors (fiber loading, applied load, counterface roughness and sliding speed) were determined by the Taguchi Design of experiment (DOE) with L9 (34) orthogonal array and Analysis of variance (ANOVA) methods. The wear behaviour of kenaf fiber-reinforced composites were investigated using DUCOM pin-on-disc tester with three levels of applied loads (10-30 N), sliding speeds (0.42-1.3 m/s) against different grit sizes of silicon carbide abrasive papers (average grain size~2.2-25.2 μm) under dry sliding condition. The optimization of S/N ratio and degree of significance of the control variables to minimize the wear rate and average COF of kenaf fiber-reinforced polyester composites was carry out. The results showed that the counterface roughness is the most significant factor in affecting the wear rate, followed by applied load, sliding speed, and fiber loading. For average COF, the fiber loading is the most significant factor followed by applied load, sliding speed and counterface roughness.

Physico-mechanical and wear properties of novel sustainable sour-weed fiber reinforced polyester composites

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 045310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar Patel ◽  
Shivani Chauhan ◽  
Jitendra Kumar Katiyar
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Polyester Composites
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