Effect of Micro (Banana) and Nano (SiC) Fillers on Mechanical Behaviors of Basalt/Epoxy Hybrid Composites

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Senthil Kumar Velukkudi Santhanam ◽  
Prakash Sampath ◽  
Bharani Srikanth Ponnusamy ◽  
Mohan Bangaru
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Basalt Fibre ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Reinforced Polymers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Fillers

Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymers (BFRP) was feasibly utilized as a preferable replacement to the Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymers (GFRP) due to their superior property and behaviour. Besides, reinforcing nano and micro fillers with basalt fiber will result in even better mechanical properties. In this research study, epoxy resin was blended with Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) hardener, it beneficial to minimize the healing period. For 50% of epoxy resin, the ratio of CNSL hardener was taken as 50%. Standard Hand lay-up technique was utilized to produce the composite structures. In addition, 20g of nano and micro fillers were mixed with each epoxy-CNSL proportion. Accordingly, both (SiC & Banana) filler reinforced composites were fabricated and cut to the ASTM standard. Finally, the result of mechanical properties such as flexural and the impact (Charpy) of silicon carbide (SiC) and banana filler reinforced samples were compared.

scholarly journals Effect of Secondary Carbon Nanofillers on the Electrical, Thermal, and Mechanical Properties of Conductive Hybrid Composites Based on Epoxy Resin and Graphite

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4169
Author(s):  
Marcel Zambrzycki ◽  
Krystian Sokolowski ◽  
Maciej Gubernat ◽  
Aneta Fraczek-Szczypta
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Carbon Nanofillers ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Secondary Carbon

In this work, we present a comparative study of the impact of secondary carbon nanofillers on the electrical and thermal conductivity, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of hybrid conductive polymer composites (CPC) based on high loadings of synthetic graphite and epoxy resin. Two different carbon nanofillers were chosen for the investigation—low-cost multi-layered graphene nanoplatelets (GN) and carbon black (CB), which were aimed at improving the overall performance of composites. The samples were obtained by a simple, inexpensive, and effective compression molding technique, and were investigated by the means of, i.a., scanning electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electrical conductivity measurements, laser flash analysis, and thermogravimetry. The tests performed revealed that, due to the exceptional electronic transport properties of GN, its relatively low specific surface area, good aspect ratio, and nanometric sizes of particles, a notable improvement in the overall characteristics of the composites (best results for 4 wt % of GN; σ = 266.7 S cm−1; λ = 40.6 W mK−1; fl. strength = 40.1 MPa). In turn, the addition of CB resulted in a limited improvement in mechanical properties, and a deterioration in electrical and thermal properties, mainly due to the too high specific surface area of this nanofiller. The results obtained were compared with US Department of Energy recommendations regarding properties of materials for bipolar plates in fuel cells. As shown, the materials developed significantly exceed the recommended values of the majority of the most important parameters, indicating high potential application of the composites obtained.

Synergistic Effect of Micro and Nano Fillers on Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Glass-Basalt Hybrid Nano Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-36
Author(s):  
Rudresh B M ◽  
Ravikumar B N ◽  
Madhu D ◽  
Lingesh B V
Keyword(s):  
Synergistic Effect ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Nano Composites ◽  
Pull Out ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Fillers

This article deals with the combined effect of micro and nano fillers on mechanical, thermal and morphological behavior of glass-basalt hybrid composites (GB). Three material systems were selected for the study: glass-basalt fiber reinforced 80 wt. % PA66 – 20 wt. % PTFE blend (GB), GB/Micro fillers (MoS2, SiC, Al2O3) (GBM) and GBM/nano fillers (TiO2) (GBN). It has been revealed from the experimentation that the effect of micro fillers deteriorated the mechanical behavior of micro composites (GBM). But the combined effect of micro and nano fillers slightly impaired the mechanical behavior of nano composites. The synergistic effect of micro and nano fillers constrained the loss of strength of nano composites. But the impact strength of nano composites has been improved due to hybrid fillers effect. The hybrid effect of fillers significantly improved the thermal stability of nano composites. Further, it is observed from the morphology that the fractured surfaces were characterized by fiber pull out and fiber overlapping, severe deformation and agglomeration of nano particles.

The Effect of Nano-Sized Air Bubbles on the Mechanical Properties and Natural Frequencies of a Multi-Cracked Composite Bar

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 65-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Al-Maharma ◽  
Naser Al-Huniti
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Composite Structure ◽  
Hybrid Composite ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Multiple Cracks ◽  
Air Bubbles ◽  
The Impact

In this research, the effect of nanosized air bubbles embedded within carbon nanotubes (CNTs) coated by various thicknesses of alumina (Al2O3) reinforced epoxy resin based composite on the natural frequencies of a multi-cracked bar is investigated in details. The impact of cracks’ locations and depths within the hybrid composite structure on the natural frequency profiles is investigated. The volume fraction of CNTs is fixed to 0.5 wt. % due to the significant improvements reported in the literature when the composite is reinforced with this volume fraction of CNTs. The results of the multi-scale finite element analysis are verified by comparing with previous studies and a good agreement is shown relating to the longitudinal natural frequencies. The results of the research show that the dynamic response of cracked bar is highly sensitive to the volume fractions of nanosized air bubbles located within the composite. The results of the study supported the hypothesis that the nanosized air bubbles can be used to reduce the weight of heavy composite structures along with using of suitable coatings to improve the mechanical properties of the hybrid composite. Furthermore. The results of the study can be employed to detect multiple cracks located within similar structures like wind turbine blade (WTB) fabricated from a hybrid composite structure composed of carbon fiber reinforced modified epoxy resin which contains nanosized air bubbles and CNTs nanofillers coated by Al2O3 at different thicknesses.

Effect of Halloysite Nanotubes on Physico-Mechanical Properties of Silk/Basalt Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composites

2022 ◽  
Vol 1048 ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
S.M. Darshan ◽  
Bheemappa Suresha
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Halloysite Nanotubes ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
The Impact

Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites have become more attractive due to their high specific strength, light weight and environmental concern. However, some limitations such as low modulus and poor moisture resistance were reported. This paper presents the role of halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) on physico-mechanical properties of bidirectional silk and basalt fiber reinforced epoxy (SF-BF/Ep) hybrid composites. Vacuum bagging and ultra-sonication method were used for the fabrication of hybrid composite slabs. The effect of HNT loadings (1.5, 3 and 4.5 wt. %) on physico-mechanical characteristics like density, hardness, flexural and impact properties of SF-BF/Ep composites were determined according to ASTM standards. Experimental results revealed that the incorporation of HNTs improves the mechanical properties. The impact strength of SF-BF/Ep is predominant at 3 wt. % HNT loading where the impact strength surges to 568.67 J/m, which may render HNT filled SF-BF/Ep desirable for various toughness-critical structural applications. The test results demonstrated that SF-BF/Ep-3HNT coded composites exhibited improved mechanical properties among the all composites.

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF EPOXY-BASED HYBRID COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH CARBON FIBERS AND FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
HASHIM AL MAHMUD ◽  
, MATTHEW RADUE ◽  
WILLIAM PISANI ◽  
GREGORY ODEGARD
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Graphene Nanoplatelets ◽  
Pristine Graphene ◽  
Functionalized Graphene ◽  
Functionalized Graphene Oxide ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Nanoscale Level

The impact on the mechanical properties of unidirectional carbon fiber (CF)/epoxy composites reinforced with pristine graphene nanoplatelets (GNP), highly concentrated graphene oxide (GO), and Functionalized Graphene Oxide (FGO) are investigated in this study. The localized reinforcing effect of each of the graphene nanoplatelet types on the epoxy matrix is predicted at the nanoscale-level by molecular dynamics. The bulk-level mechanical properties of unidirectional CF/epoxy hybrid composites are predicted using micromechanics techniques considering the reinforcing function, content, and aspect ratios for each of the graphene nanoplatelets. In addition, the effect of nanoplatelets dispersion level is also investigated for the pristine graphene nanoplatelets considering a lower dispersion level with four layers of graphene nanoplatelets (4GNP). The results indicate that the shear and transverse properties are significantly affected by the nanoplatelet type, loading and aspect ratio. The results of this study can be used in the design of hybrid composites to tailor specific laminate properties by adjusting nanoplatelet parameters.

Hybridization effect on mechanical properties of short basalt/jute fiber-reinforced polyester composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pandian Amuthakkannan ◽  
Vairavan Manikandan ◽  
Jebbas Thangaiah Winowlin Jappes ◽  
Marimuthu Uthayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Impact Strength ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
Jute Fiber ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Polyester Composites

AbstractMechanical properties of fiber reinforcement that can be obtained by the introduction of basalt fibers in jute fiber-reinforced polyester composites have been analyzed experimentally. Basalt/jute fiber-reinforced hybrid polymer composites were fabricated with a varying fiber percentage by using compression molding techniques. The fabricated composite plates were subjected to mechanical testing to estimate tensile strength, flexural strength and impact strength of the composites. The effect of fiber content on basalt/jute fiber in the composites has been studied. Addition of jute fiber into basalt fiber composite makes it a cost-effective one. Incorporation of basalt fiber into the composites was at approximately 10%, 20%, up to 90%, and the jute fiber percentage was reduced from 90%, 80%, to 10% correspondingly. Mechanical properties were investigated as per ASTM standards. Tensile and flexural strengths were tested by using a computer-assisted universal testing machine, and impact strength by using an Izod impact tester. It has been observed that the addition of jute fiber to the basalt fiber polyester composites enhanced the mechanical properties. Water absorption of hybrid composites was also analyzed and was found to be proportional to fiber percentage.

scholarly journals Influence of Polyurea Composite Coating on Selected Mechanical Properties of AISI 304 Steel

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 3137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Duda ◽  
Joanna Pach ◽  
Grzegorz Lesiuk
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Composite Coating ◽  
Composite Coatings ◽  
Glass Fabric ◽  
Coated Sample ◽  
Hemp Fiber ◽  
Aisi 304 ◽  
Aisi 304 Steel ◽  
The Impact

This paper contains experimental results of mechanical testing of the AISI 304 steel with composite coatings. The main goal was to investigate the impact of the applied polyurea composite coating on selected mechanical properties: Adhesion, impact resistance, static behavior, and, finally, fatigue lifetime of notched specimens. In the paper the following configurations of coatings were tested: EP (epoxy resin), EP_GF (epoxy resin + glass fabric), EP_GF_HF (epoxy resin + glass fabric hemp fiber), EP_PUA (epoxy resin + polyurea) resin, EP_GF_PUA (epoxy resin + glass fabric + polyurea) resin, and EP_GF_HF_PUA (epoxy resin + glass fabric + hemp fiber + polyurea) resin. The highest value of force required to break adhesive bonds was observed for the EP_PUA coating, the smallest for the single EP coating. A tendency of polyurea to increase the adhesion of the coating to the base was noticed. The largest area of delamination during the impact test was observed for the EP_GF_HF coating and the smallest for the EP-coated sample. In all tested samples, observed delamination damage during the pull-off test was located between the coating and the metallic base of the sample.

Assessing of Mechanical Properties of Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer Matrix Hybrid Composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 766-767 ◽  
pp. 199-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Jayachandran Nirmal ◽  
D. Premkumar
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Hybrid Composites ◽  
Natural Fibres ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Resin Matrix ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Individual Type

An experimental analysis has been carried out to investigate the mechanical properties of composites reinforced by sisal, coir, and banana fibres into epoxy resin matrix. The natural fibres were extracted by retting and manual processes. The composites fabricated by epoxy resin and reinforcement in the hybrid combination of Sisal-Banana and Sisal-Coir with the volume fraction of fibres varying from 5% to 30%. It has been identified that the mechanical properties increase with the increase of volume fraction of fibres to a certain extent and then decreases. The hybridization of the reinforcement in the composite shows greater mechanical properties when compared to individual type of natural fibres reinforced. For all the composites tested, the tensile strength of the composite increased up to 25% of volume fraction of the fibres and further for the increase in the volume fraction of fibre the mechanical properties were decreased. As same as tensile properties, the flexural and impact strength also increased linearly up to 25% of volume fraction of fibres and further for the increase in the volume fraction of fibre the mechanical properties were slightly decreased. Key Words: Sisal, Banana, Coir, Epoxy, Hybrid composite.

Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Resin Reinforced with Jeffamines-Grafted Carbon Nanotubes

2009 ◽  
Vol 79-82 ◽  
pp. 553-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Fei Shi ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Gang Sui ◽  
Xiao Ping Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Epoxy Resin ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Resin Matrix ◽  
Mechanical And Thermal Properties ◽  
Time Dynamic ◽  
Multi Walled Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
The Impact

The increasing proliferation and application of advanced polymer composites requires higher and broader performance resin matrices. Poly(oxypropylene) with –NH2 end-groups has been widely used to toughen epoxy resins, but the strength of resin matrix may be reduced due to the addition of flexible segments in the crosslinking network. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been paid more and more attention in recent years because of their superior thermal and mechanical properties. In this paper, CNTs grafted with Jeffamines T403 were used to simultaneously improve the reinforcement and toughening of an epoxy resin. The untreated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (u-MWNTs) were functionalized with amine groups according to three steps: carboxylation, acylation, and amidation. The f-MWNTs were characterized by Fourier transform infra-red (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The experimental results indicated that the T403 was grafted to the surface of MWCNTs. The mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy with f-MWNTs were investigated. The tensile and flexural strength increased by 7.77 % and 7.03 % after adding 0.5wt% f-MWCNTs without sacrificing the impact toughness. At the same time, dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) showed that the glass transition temperature (Tg) of epoxy with f-MWNTs were increased. The fracture surface of epoxy with f-MWNTs was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to understand the dispersion of f-MWNTs in epoxy matrix and interfacial adhesion between f-MWNTs and epoxy matrix, which can be attributed to the strong interfacial bonding between f-MWNTs and epoxy resin.

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