scholarly journals Evaluation of Mechanical and Tribological properties of Biowaste and Biowaste Based Silica Particulate Epoxy Composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Pranay ◽  
S. Ojha ◽  
Raghavendra G ◽  
G. Dheeraj ◽  
A. Anjali
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
Silica Content ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Erosion Wear ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Pure Epoxy ◽  
Mechanical And Tribological Properties ◽  
Silica Fillers ◽  
Mechanical Erosion

Abstract This paper reports the mechanical-erosion wear properties of extracted silica from Biowaste (rice husk) and pure rice husk-filled epoxy composites. A comparison is made on the influence of dispersed silica and rice husk particles on the properties of the epoxy composites. The composites are fabricated by hand lay-up process. The specimens are tested as per the ASTM standards for three different filler loadings of each silica and rice husk separately (2,4 and 6wt%). It is perceived that with the increase in the rice husk filler loading in epoxy, there is a decline in tensile, flexural, and erosion wear properties. It is also evident that, with the increase in silica content until 6%, the tensile and flexural strength have displayed consistent enhancement. Alongside, erosion results confirm that the properties of the pure epoxy had exhibited transition from semi-brittle to ductile nature due to the addition of silica fillers.

scholarly journals Effect of rice husk (treated/untreated) and rice husk ash on fracture toughness of epoxy bio-composite

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-185
Author(s):  
Neeraj Bisht ◽  
Prakash Chandra Gope
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Rice Husk ◽  
Rice Husk Ash ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Secondary Reinforcement ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Particle Reinforcement ◽  
Pure Epoxy ◽  
Fibre Treatment

AbstractPresent work studies the effect of particle reinforcement on fracture toughness of bio-composites. The filler used has been taken as rice husk. Epoxy resin has been taken as matrix material. Composites with varying filler loading of 10, 20, 30 and 40 wt.% were fabricated. The fracture toughness was seen to be increasing with increase in filler loading. However beyond 20% there was a decrease in fracture toughness with increase in filler loading. The effect of fibre treatment on toughness was also observed. Rice husk fibres pre-treated with NaOH were used. It was observed that fracture toughness further improved due to treatment. The increase in fracture toughness was significant. Fracture toughness increased from 1.072 to 2.7465 MPa√mm for 20% reinforcement and after treatment it increased to 2.876 MPa√mm. It was observed that concentration of treatment media also affects the fracture toughness. Further the effect of hybridization was observed by addition of rice husk ash as a secondary reinforcement. The fracture toughness of the resulting composites was remarkably higher than that of pure epoxy.

Adhesion and Friction of E-Glass Fiber-reinforced Epoxy Composites for Tribo-applications

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 861-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Md. Nasir ◽  
M.M. Azizan
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Microscopy Observation ◽  
Fatigue Wear ◽  
Pure Epoxy ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Pin On Disc ◽  
Scanning Electron

Adhesion and friction of E-glass fiber-reinforced epoxy (E-GFRE) composites were studied using pin-on-disc tester. The worn surfaces of the composites were examined using scanning electron microscope. The results showed that the wear resistance of E-GFRE composites can be improved by inserting approximately 5–10 wt% C-filler loading. Above 10 wt%, the wear mass loss increased linearly with increasing C-filler loading. The reinforcing C-filled E-GFRE composites have almost the same friction coefficient as the pure epoxy matrix which increased slightly on increasing C-filler loading. From the SEM microscopy observation, the main wear mechanisms for pure E-GFRE composites were plastic deformation, abrasive wear, and fatigue wear.

Experimental evaluation and comparison of silica/biocarbon particulate-epoxy composites for high-strength applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 146442072110435
Author(s):  
Shakuntala Ojha ◽  
V. Pranay ◽  
Gujjala Raghavendra ◽  
Dheeraj Gara
Keyword(s):  
Rice Husk ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Neat Epoxy ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Mechanical And Tribological Properties ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
Silica Filler ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Marine Applications

Biowaste utilization and management are of primary concern in the current scenario for a sustainable environment. One way to enable this is to replace commercial fillers with composite materials. In the present study, the fillers, that is, silica and biocarbon are extracted from rice husk and processed further as biofillers for processing composites. With inherent processing challenges involved in biofiller-based composites, this study investigated and compared the influence of dispersed silica and biocarbon particles independently on the mechanical and tribological properties of epoxy composites. The composites were fabricated by a hand lay-up process. The composites were fabricated with three different filler loadings each of silica and biocarbon separately (2, 4 and 6 wt%). The mechanical characterization results illustrate that tensile, flexural, compression, and erosion wear showed superior properties compared to neat epoxy. It is also evident that there was an enhancement of 19% in compressive strength in composites compared to neat epoxy at 2 wt% silica and biocarbon filler composites. The tensile strength increased by 2.6 times when compared to neat epoxy at 2 wt% silica filler addition. Alongside, erosion results confirm that the properties of pure epoxy change from semi-brittle to ductile due to the addition of silica and biocarbon fillers. This semi-brittle to ductile nature is important for marine applications as propellers are subject to extreme cold and warm temperatures with very little transition time, leading to ductile to brittle failure. Finally, it can be inferred that silica extracted from rice husk has versatile applications when compared to the carbon extract.

scholarly journals Optimisation of Mechanical Properties of Gradient Zr–C Coatings

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 296
Author(s):  
Łukasz Szparaga ◽  
Przemysław Bartosik ◽  
Adam Gilewicz ◽  
Katarzyna Mydłowska ◽  
Jerzy Ratajski
Keyword(s):  
Adhesive Layer ◽  
Scratch Test ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Mechanical And Tribological Properties ◽  
High Adhesion ◽  
Graded Material ◽  
Residual Stresses And Strains ◽  
Optimisation Procedure

One of the key components of the designing procedure of a structure of hard anti-wear coatings deposited via Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) is the analysis of the stress and strain distributions in the substrate/coating systems, initiated during the deposition process and by external mechanical loads. Knowledge of residual stress development is crucial due to their significant influence on the mechanical and tribological properties of such layer systems. The main goal of the work is to find the optimal functionally graded material (FGM) coating’s structure, composed of three functional layers: (1) adhesive layer, providing high adhesion of the coating to the substrate, (2) gradient load support and crack deflection layer, improving hardness and enhancing fracture toughness, (3) wear-resistant top layer, reducing wear. In the optimisation procedure of the coating’s structure, seven decision criteria basing on the state of residual stresses and strains in the substrate/coating system were proposed. Using finite element simulations and postulated criteria, the thickness and composition gradients of the transition layer in FGM coating were determined. In order to verify the proposed optimisation procedure, Zr-C coatings with different spatial distribution of carbon concentration were produced by the Reactive Magnetron Sputtering PVD (RMS PVD) method and their anti-wear properties were assessed by scratch test and ball-on-disc tribological test.

scholarly journals Enhanced flexural properties of aramid fiber/epoxy composites by graphene oxide

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 484-492 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinqiu Wu ◽  
Bolin Tang ◽  
Kun Liu ◽  
Xiaoling Zeng ◽  
Jingjing Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Interfacial Shear Strength ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Interfacial Shear ◽  
Aramid Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
Flexural Properties ◽  
Pure Epoxy

Abstract The reinforcing effect of graphene oxide (GO) in enhancing the flexural strength and flexural modulus of aramid fiber (AF)/epoxy composites were investigated with GO-AFs at a weight fraction of 0.1-0.7%. The flexural strength and flexural modulus of the composite reached 87.16 MPa and 1054.7 MPa, respectively, which were about 21.19% and 40.86% higher than those of the pure epoxy resin, respectively. In addition, the flexural properties and interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of composite reinforced by GO-AFs were much higher than the composites reinforced by AFs due to GO improved the interfacial bonding between the reinforcement material and matrix.

scholarly journals Boron nitride nanoplatelets as two-dimensional thermal fillers in epoxy composites: new scenarios at very low filler loadings

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 859-867
Author(s):  
Yao Shi ◽  
Genlian Lin ◽  
Xi-Fei Ma ◽  
Xiao Huang ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Boron Nitride ◽  
Filler Content ◽  
Hexagonal Boron Nitride ◽  
Filler Loading ◽  
Epoxy Composites ◽  
General Phenomenon ◽  
Sudden Drop ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Thermal Conducting

AbstractHexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanoplatelets (0.6 μm in diameter and 100 nm in thickness) are introduced into epoxy resin to improve the polymer’s thermal conducting ability. As expected, the thermal conductivities (TCs) of the composites, especially the in-plane TCs, are significantly increased. The in-plane TC of the epoxy composites can reach 1.67 W/mK at only 0.53 wt% loading, indicating h-BN nanopletelets are very effective thermal fillers. However, after carefully studied the correlation of the TC improvement and filler content, a sudden drop of the TC around 0.53 wt% filler loading is observed. Such an unexpected decrease in TC has never been reported and is also found to be consistent with the Tg changes versus filler content. Similar trend is also observed in other 2-D nanofillers, such as graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, which may indicate it is a general phenomenon for 2-D nanofillers. SEM results suggest that such sudden drop in TC might be coming from the enrichment of these 2-D nanofillers in localized areas due to their tendency to form more ordered phase above certain concentrations.

A review on recent advances on improving polyimide matrix nanocomposites for mechanical, thermal, and tribological applications: Challenges and recommendations for future improvement

2021 ◽  
pp. 089270572110079
Author(s):  
Victor E Ogbonna ◽  
Patricia I Popoola ◽  
Olawale M Popoola ◽  
Samson O Adeosun
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Weight Percent ◽  
Wear Properties ◽  
Mechanical And Tribological Properties ◽  
Friction Component ◽  
Future Improvement ◽  
Component Material ◽  
Percent Concentration ◽  
Polyimide Matrix

In recent years, advancements on improving the mechanical and tribological properties of polyimide nanocomposites have remarkably increased, owing to the fact that polyimide nanocomposites exhibits lightweight, high strength, thermal stability as well as anti-wear and solvent resistance. The polyimide nanocomposites are described as material of polyimide matrix reinforced with certain volume or weight percent concentration of nanofillers. Researchers have demonstrated the importance of thermoplastic polyimide nanocomposites in mechanical, thermal, and tribological applications. However, the nanocomposites are reportedly facing interfacial adhesion issues and surface properties degradation, which have affected their mechanical, friction, and abrasive wear resistance for tribological applications. Although, much advancements on improving the mechanical, thermal, and wear resistance properties of polyimide nanocomposites has been reported. However, this review summarizes the effects of nanofillers, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene (GN), graphene oxide (GO), boron nitride (BN), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), silica (SiO2), titania (TiO2), alumina (Al2O3), carbon fibres (CF), aramid fibre (AF), glass fibre (GF), zinc dioxide (ZnO2), zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), silicon nitride (Si2N4), and carbon nitride (C3N4) on the mechanical, thermal, and wear properties of polyimide nanocomposites for tribological applications. The authors concluded the review study with advancement, challenges and suggestions for future improvement of polyimide nanocomposites as friction component material. Thus, the review offers an insight into the improvement and selection of polyimide nanocomposites material for mechanical, thermal, and tribological applications. More so, the review will also give away for further research.

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