Effect of betelnut fibres treatment and contact conditions on adhesive wear and frictional performance of polyester composites

Nirmal, Umar; Yousif, B. F.; Rilling, Dirk; Brevern, P. V.

doi:10.1016/j.wear.2010.02.004

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“…Recently, tribological analysis of polymer composites based on natural fibers such as jute (Chand and Dwivedi 2006), cotton (Hashmi et al 2007), sisal (Xin et al 2007;Chand and Dwivedi 2010), oil palm (Yousif and El-Tayeb 2008), sugarcane (El-Tayeb 2008), kenaf (Chin andYousif 2009), betelnut (Singh Gill andNirmal et al 2010), and bamboo (Nirmal et al 2012) have been performed. However, there have been few studies on the effect of aging in corrosive solutions (such as sea water and acid rain) on the wear behavior of the NFPCs (Yousif and Nirmal 2011;Jiang et al 2017a, b).…”

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Wear Behavior of Alkali-Treated Sorghum Straw Fiber Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride Composites in Corrosive Water Conditions

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The application of wood-plastic composites is growing rapidly in the fields of corrosion and aging. The present study investigated the effect of alkalitreated (with NaOH concentrations of 0.5, 2.5, 4.5, and 6.5%) sorghum straw (SS) fiber on the wear resistance of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites under simulated seawater and acid rain conditions. The results showed that the wear resistance of the SS/PVC composites was noticeably improved by the addition of the alkali-treated SS fiber. SS fiber treated with 4.5% NaOH showed low polarity and hydrophilicity with high crystallinity and improved mechanical properties, which endowed the SS/PVC composites with high interfacial bonding and wear resistance. Exposure to simulated seawater and acid rain resulted in the deterioration of physical (including water repellency and hardness), mechanical, thermal, and wear-resistance properties of the composites; the wear mechanism of the SS/PVC composites after corrosion for 12 days was mainly abrasive wear.

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Wear Behavior of Alkali-Treated Sorghum Straw Fiber Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride Composites in Corrosive Water Conditions

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“…This amount of NaOH is not desired with other types of natural fibres, e.g. date palm, kenaf [24], coir [22], betal nut [27,30] etc.…”

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The potential of using date palm fibres as reinforcement for polymeric composites

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“…From the figure, it is clear that the average friction coefficient increases with increasing applied loads. It was reported by Nirmal et al 42 that severe deformation of the composite test specimen is more predominant for a dry adhesive wear test. Thus, since the current work was subjected to dry contact conditions, the above could help explain the high values of friction for the increasing applied loads.…”

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Effect of kenaf particulate fillers in polymeric composite for tribological applications

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The present work aims at exploring the possibility of using sustainable kenaf particles as particulate fillers and reinforcement in epoxy (KPafRE) composites. Kenaf particulate fillers of weight fractions (5-20 wt%) were used as reinforcement in the study of wear and friction performance of the composites. Adhesive dry tests were conducted on a Pin-on-Disc machine at applied loads (5-30 N) subjected to a stainless steel counterface with a sliding velocity of 2.83 m/s through sliding distances (0-6.72 km). From the findings, it was discovered that 15 wt% of KPafRE composite experienced superior in wear and frictional properties; the specific wear rate and friction coefficient was reduced by 67% and 56%, respectively, as compared to neat epoxy. Photo micrographs of the worn samples revealed that there was a significant amount of back film transfer, which assisted in enhancing the wear and frictional performance of the composites.Polymer-based materials have replaced metal parts in many industrial applications, such as in the manufacturing of airplanes and cars. 1 They possess advantages of lower density, less maintenance and lower cost. 2,3 Thermosetting polymers are the materials of choice as they have been in use in many applications for being infusible, giving high density and being insoluble. 4 Incorporating renewable resources of plant or animalbased fiber into thermosetting polymer composites has received great attention since it has emerged as being environmentally friendly and cost-effective. Moreover, these natural fibers are available abundantly in nature, which could highly fulfill the demand of scientists and engineers to use them effectively. Natural fibers offer brilliant structural and functional features with high specific stiffness and specific strength to fiber-reinforced composites due to their unique combinations of properties. 5 Significant attention had been paid to natural fibers in many applications, such as aerospace industries, 6 household applications, 7 furniture, the construction industry for lower load capacity applications, packing and automobiles. 8-13 Natural fibers are quickly becoming an attractive substitute over synthetic fibers because of their superior virtues, such as light weight and high stiffness and specific strength.

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Effect of betelnut fibres treatment and contact conditions on adhesive wear and frictional performance of polyester composites

Cited by 120 publications

References 30 publications

Wear Behavior of Alkali-Treated Sorghum Straw Fiber Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride Composites in Corrosive Water Conditions

Wear Behavior of Alkali-Treated Sorghum Straw Fiber Reinforced Polyvinyl Chloride Composites in Corrosive Water Conditions

The potential of using date palm fibres as reinforcement for polymeric composites

Effect of kenaf particulate fillers in polymeric composite for tribological applications

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