Effect of Marble Dust on the Mechanical, Morphological, and Wear Performance of Basalt Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Structural Applications

Polymers

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Sanjeev Singh¹  Abhinay Singh Rajawat¹  Muhammad Rizal Muhammad Asyraf²  Lalit Ranakoti³  Brijesh Gangil⁴  Muhammad Rizal Razman⁵  Shubham Sharma⁶ 

[1] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharana Pratap College of Technology, Gwalior 474406, Madhya Pradesh, India;

[2] Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia;

[3] Mechanical Engineering Department, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248003, Uttarakhand, India;

[4] Mechanical Engineering Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal 246174, Uttarakhand, India;

[5] Research Centre for Sustainability Science and Governance (S.G.K.), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (U.K.M.), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia;

[6] University Center for Research & Development, Mechanical Engineering Department, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India;

关键词: basalt fibre;    marble dust;    mechanical;    SEM analysis;    sliding wear;   

DOI  :  10.3390/polym14071325

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The reinforcement of natural fibre and fillers in polymer resin is the latest trend followed by research groups and industries for the development of sustainable composites. Basalt fibre and waste marble powder are naturally occurring substances used to enhanced polymer properties. The present research examined the effect of both basalt fibre and waste marble powder in epoxy resin. The hand lay-up method was employed to fabricate the composite and test for mechanical and wear behaviour. The tensile, flexural, and impact energy were enhanced up to 7.5 wt. % of WMP, and the Vickers hardness of epoxy enhanced every state of reinforcement of WMP. The specific wear rate was observed to be increased with the addition of WMP until 7.5 wt. %. Scanning electron microscopy was performed to examine the nature of fractured surface wear phenomena.

【 授权许可】

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