Wear and Frictional Performance of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Natural Waste Fibers and Fillers for Engineering Applications 


Vol. 25,  No. 4, pp. 1429-1442, Apr.  2024
10.1007/s12221-024-00519-2


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This study focuses on developing and examining the abrasive wear attributes of a unique epoxy composite reinforced with four fibers: rice straw (RS), coconut coir (CC), sugarcane bagasse (SB), jute fiber (JF), and one filler as neem wood powder (NWP). By altering the percentages of coconut coir, sugarcane bagasse, rice straw, and NWP, four types of composites A1, B2, C3, and D4 were created. Using a pin-on-disk wear testing machine, dry sliding wear tests were carried out for each composition at various sliding velocities (1, 2, and 3 m/s) while applying standard loads of 5, 10, 30, and 50 N. The plots of the frictional force, friction coefficient and wear rate were made at all sliding velocities against the usual load and sliding distance. The outcome shows that the wear attributes of the composite improve as the amount of NWP enhances. When worn surfaces are observed under scanning electron microscopy (SEM) wear direction, broken particles, microfracture, voids, fiber matrix separation, and bonded matrix are all visible. Apart from being useful to the automobile industry, this particular type of composite material can be adapted to other sectors.

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[IEEE Style]

S. S. Kumar, P. Shyamala, P. R. Pati, P. K. Gandla, "Wear and Frictional Performance of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Natural Waste Fibers and Fillers for Engineering Applications," Fibers and Polymers, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1429-1442, 2024. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-024-00519-2.

[ACM Style]

S. Sathees Kumar, P. Shyamala, Pravat Ranjan Pati, and Praveen Kumar Gandla. 2024. Wear and Frictional Performance of Epoxy Composites Reinforced with Natural Waste Fibers and Fillers for Engineering Applications. Fibers and Polymers, 25, 4, (2024), 1429-1442. DOI: 10.1007/s12221-024-00519-2.

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