Open AccessMechanical and wear properties of epoxy matrix composite reinforced with varying ratios of solid glass microspheres
Author(s) -
Sunny Bhatia,
Surjit Angra,
Sabah Khan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1240/1/012080
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , composite number , glass microsphere , epoxy , particle size , particle (ecology) , modulus , microsphere , compression (physics) , mass fraction , specific strength , izod impact strength test , flexural strength , compression molding , bending , ultimate tensile strength , mold , chemistry , oceanography , chemical engineering , geology , engineering
This research work is carried out to study the mechanical and wear behaviour of inorganic particle filled polymers. Epoxy matrix filled with varying ratios of Solid glass microspheres (SGM) were fabricated using mechanical stirring process. The weight percentage of SGM were varied from 0 – 30, with a step size of 5wt%. Effect of weight percentage of SGM particles on bending strength, compression strength and compression modulus of the composites was evaluated. The Wear resistance of the composites against En-32 steel disk, was evaluated in terms of mass loss for various ratios of SGM using pin-on-disk test rig. Besides these, density of the composites was also evaluated. Mechanical and wear properties of the composites were improved by adding suitable percentage of the filler. Moreover density increased with the increase in percentage of SGM particles in the composites.