Open AccessDynamic Mechanical Properties of Hemp Nanofibre Reinforced Epoxy Composite
Author(s) -
S. S. Rana,
Manju Lata Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/455/1/012013
Subject(s) - dynamic mechanical analysis , thermogravimetric analysis , composite material , materials science , epoxy , composite number , thermal stability , dynamic modulus , glass transition , modulus , thermal , polymer , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , meteorology
In present study, dynamic mechanical properties of hemp nanofibre reinforced epoxy composite were carried out. The hemp nano composites were fabricated by hand lay-up technique followed by static compression using varying wt. % (1 to 5 wt. %) of nanofibres. Dynamic mechanical properties were studied in terms of storage modulus ( E ′), loss modulus ( E ″), damping ( Tanδ ) and glass transition temperature ( T g ). In addition, thermal stability of prepared nano composites was also analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results suggested that composite with 2 wt. % nanofibres had overall better thermal and dynamic mechanical properties than other all composites.