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- Title
Pongamia pinnata shell powder filled sisal/kevlar hybrid composites: Physicomechanical and morphological characteristics.
- Authors
Jagadeesh, Praveenkumara; Ningappa, Vidya Sagar Honnenahally; Puttegowda, Madhu; Girijappa, Yashas Gowda Thyavihalli; Rangappa, Sanjay Mavinkere; Khan, Mohammad Rizwan; Khan, Imran; Siengchin, Suchart
- Abstract
The composite industry was attracted by natural fiber reinforced polymer materials for various valuable engineering applications due to its ecofriendly nature, less cost, and enhanced mechanical and thermal properties. This present work aimed at incorporating sisal and kevlar woven fabrics with the epoxy matrix and studying the effect of Pongamia pinnata shell powder on the sisal/kevlar hybrid composite. Six different laminates were prepared using hand layup method with filler percentage varying 2, 4, and 6 wt%. The prepared laminates cut according to the ASTM standards for performing different mechanical tests. Results reveal that the reduction of void percentage was observed at higher filler contents, while the incorporation of kevlar fabric enhances the impact strength by 279%, tensile strength by 89.77%, and tensile modulus value by 2% in comparison with pure natural fabric laminate L‐1. The flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength were higher for 2% filler composites, while the highest flexural modulus and hardness values were observed for 6% filler‐filled composites. The water absorption percentage was maximum for sisal laminate L‐1 and minimum for kevlar laminate L‐2. The fractured tensile and flexural specimens were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy.
- Subjects
NATURAL fibers; SISAL (Fiber); MILLETTIA pinnata; POLYPHENYLENETEREPHTHALAMIDE; SHEAR strength; FLEXURAL modulus; POWDERS
- Publication
Polymer Composites, 2021, Vol 42, Issue 9, p4434
- ISSN
0272-8397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/pc.26160