Open AccessWear Performance of Value-Addition Epoxy/Breadfruit Seed Shell Ash Particles and Functionalized Momordica Angustisepala Fiber Hybrid Composites
Author(s) -
Vincent Chukwuemeka Ezechukwu,
Chukwuemeka C. Nwobi-Okoye,
Philip N. Atanmo,
V.S. Aigbodion
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revue des composites et des matériaux avancés
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1958-5799
pISSN - 1169-7954
DOI - 10.18280/rcma.305-601
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , epoxy , abrasive , composite number , fiber , adhesive , delamination (geology) , layer (electronics) , paleontology , biology , subduction , tectonics
The numerical approach for the study of wear performance of breadfruit seed shell ash particles (BFSAp) and Sodium hydroxide (OH)/silane (APS)functionalized Momordica angustisepala fiber (MAf)/epoxy hybrid composites were investigated. The MAf fibers were treated with an OH-APS solution. Hardness values, wear rate and wear mechanism of the samples were determined. A 65.82% improvement in wear resistance was obtained at the load of 30N of 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp composite. The wear rate and wear damage followed in this order: epoxy(matrix)˂epoxy/30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp˂epoxy/OH-APS treated 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp composites. The wear mechanism observed in this work is a combination of abrasive and adhesive wear. High wear resistance was obtained in epoxy/OH-APS treated 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp composites.