Mechanical, wear, and drop load impact behavior of glass/Caryota urens hybridized fiber‐reinforced nanoclay/SiC toughened epoxy multihybrid composite

Abstract

High toughness epoxy resin hybrid composites were prepared using nanoclay, SiC, and glass-caryota intra ply fibers. The main aim of this research was to study the effect of adding Caryota urens natural fiber from biomass as a potential fiber along with synthetic glass fiber in load-bearing and wear properties of nanoclay and silicon carbide (SiC) particle toughened epoxy composite. The intra-ply glass-caryota fiber, silicon carbide, and nanoclay were surface-treated using 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane. The composites were prepared using the hand lay-up method. The tensile result shows that the addition of 1 vol% of the silicon carbide particle along with nanoclay in intra-ply glass-caryota fiberreinforced epoxy composite gives improved results than other composite designations. The wear properties show that the addition of silicon carbide of 1.0 vol% gives a lower specific wear rate of 0.024 mm 3 /Nm. Similarly, the composite, which contains 1.0 vol% of silicon carbide and nanoclay gives higher penetration resistance and energy absorption. In all properties, the addition of silicon carbide modifies the values significantly. This high toughness intra-ply glass-caryota fiber-reinforced silicon carbide/nanoclay toughened epoxy resin composite could be used in automotive, sports components, domestic appliances, and structural body applications.

Effect of silica nanoparticles on physical, mechanical, and wear properties of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites

“…Caryota urens natural fiber and glass fiber reinforced nanoclay/SiC toughened epoxy nanocomposite were reported to exhibit excellent mechanical and wear properties by P. Raju et al. [22] Polymer composite prepared by silica nanoparticles and natural fibers were also reported to enhance mechanical properties of polymer composites. [23][24][25][26][27] Incorporation of silica nanoparticles with montmorillonite nanoparticles and wood flour was reported to improve the tensile strength, modulus of rupture, impact strength, and modulus of elasticity of high-density polyethylene composites by J. Jiang et al.…”

Assessment of damage tolerance of bolted composite structures via “bearing‐after‐impact” tests

“…The descending efficiency of nanoparticles with increasing impact energy was also reported in our previous studies. [ 6 ] The adding nanoclay particles in the epoxy matrix decreased energy absorption, and in this way, the material takes a long time to deform as was also stated by Raju et al [ 50 ]…”

Non‐isothermal DSC curing kinetics study of silicone‐modified epoxy/ABS/GO nanocomposite

“…The application of polymer-layered nanoparticle composites has been recently increased in engineering structures due to the development of beneficial and functional properties like their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, proper thermal insulation, low thermal expansion, etc. [1][2][3][4] Epoxy resins are among the most widely used substances in the production of polymeric composites. [5][6][7] The mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy resins are related to the microstructure and cross-linked network formed during the curing process.…”