Optimization of Abrasive Wear Parameters of Halloysite Nanotubes Reinforced Silk/Basalt Hybrid Epoxy Composites using Taguchi Approach
- Title
- Optimization of Abrasive Wear Parameters of Halloysite Nanotubes Reinforced Silk/Basalt Hybrid Epoxy Composites using Taguchi Approach
- Creator
- Darshan S.M.; Suresha B.; Jamadar I.M.
- Description
- The demand for environmentally friendly and sustainable materials for nonstructural and structural applications grows by the day. Polymeric composites reinforced with fillers and fibres are considered to have increased strength and desirable wear resistance. Abrasive wear of industrial and agricultural based components are currently one of the most serious issue. Therefore, the current research reports on the influence of Halloysite-Nanotubes (HNTs) loading on the three body abrasive behavior of bi-directional silk fibre (SF) and basalt fibre (BF) reinforced epoxy (Ep) composites. Rubber wheel with dry sand abrasion testing in accordance with ASTM G65-16e1 was performed with four control parameters such as filler content, load, abrading distance and silica sand size. The tests were planned as per orthogonal array of Taguchi (L27). Significant impact of control factors were identified using ANOVA (Analysis of variance). The results demonstrated that adding HNTs to SF-BF/Ep nanocomposites significantly improved the wear resistance and the combination of A2, B1, C3 and D1 control factors yields the lower specific wear rate (SWR). Findings exhibit that the load and abrading distance were the most significant parameters affecting the abrasive wear of SF-BF/Ep nanocomposites followed by filler content and silica sand size. Microstructural features were observed via scanning-electron-microscopy (SEM). 2022 Published by Faculty of Engineering.
- Source
- Tribology in Industry, Vol-44, No. 2, pp. 253-267.
- Date
- 2022-01-01
- Publisher
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac
- Subject
- Basalt fibre; HNTs; Hybrid nanocomposites; Silk fibre; Taguchi method; Three body abrasive wear
- Coverage
- Darshan S.M., Centre for Composite Material Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Karnataka, Mysuru, 570008, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 570008, India; Suresha B., Centre for Composite Material Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Karnataka, Mysuru, 570008, India; Jamadar I.M., Centre for Composite Material Research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Karnataka, Mysuru, 570008, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 3548996
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Darshan S.M.; Suresha B.; Jamadar I.M., “Optimization of Abrasive Wear Parameters of Halloysite Nanotubes Reinforced Silk/Basalt Hybrid Epoxy Composites using Taguchi Approach,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/15367.