Open AccessInvestigations of Flexural and Hardness Behaviour of Graphene Composites
Author(s) -
B. Vijaya Ramnath,
S. Gowtham,
J. Melvin Antony,
Durai Kumaran,
G. Lokeshwaran
Publication year - 2020
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/954/1/012004
Subject(s) - graphene , materials science , composite material , flexural strength , epoxy , flexural modulus , nanotechnology
In this paper, it was investigated about the flexural and hardness behaviour of graphene reinforced with hemp fiber composites. Hemp fibres with graphene of two different laminates are prepared. Epoxy resin of grade LY556 along with hardener HY 951 is blended with graphene composites through hand layup method. The mechanical properties of graphene reinforced NaOH treated and untreated hemp fibre laminates are tested for their efficiency. Results indicate that Graphene when it is reinforced with hemp fibre, the mechanical properties namely flexural and hardness behaviour are enhanced to a greater extent. These composites have various academic and engineering fields.