Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A comparative study on the effect of HNT and nano-alumina particles on the mechanical properties of vacuum bag moulded glass-epoxy nanocomposites Subject The topic of the resource Glass-epoxy; Halloysite nanotube; Mechanical properties; Micrographs; Nano-alumina Description An account of the resource In the present work, the mechanical properties of the Halloysite nanotube (HNT) and Nano-Alumina particle additions in glass-epoxy nanocomposites are investigated experimentally. The composite specimens for tensile, flexural, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and impact tests are prepared by vacuum bag moulding process and tested in accordance with the ASTM standards. HNT/Nano-Alumina particle contents are varied from 0 to 4 wt. %, while the weight fraction of glass fiber is kept constant at 60%. The strength values of the respective tests are obtained and compared graphically to study the effect of nanoparticle type and content on the mechanical properties. From the experimentation and subsequent result analysis, considerable improvements in the mechanical properties are observed with the addition of nanoparticles as compared to neat composites. The 3 wt.% addition of HNT in the nanocomposites resulted in increase in tensile strength, elastic modulus, flexural strength, flexural modulus, ILSS and impact energy values by 12.7%, 6.96%, 5.46%, 4.49%, 7.44% and 119.3% respectively in comparison with the same weight percentage of Nano-Alumina. HNT modified composites reveal an improvement in mechanical properties, hence qualifying it as a most promising cost-effective reinforcing filler for glass-epoxy composites. Further, the SEM micrographs of fractured surfaces are analyzed to study the failure mechanisms and fracture morphologies of higher loaded composites (4 wt.%) and understand the reason for decline in mechanical properties. 2021 Published by Semnan University Press. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ravichandran G.; Rathnakar G.; Santhosh N.; Suresh R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mechanics of Advanced Composite Structures, Vol-8, No. 1, pp. 119-131. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Semnan University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.22075/macs.2020.19870.1243" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.22075/macs.2020.19870.1243</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112389591&amp;doi=10.22075%2Fmacs.2020.19870.1243&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=08d3e3060984fd78e901a97d5a1dd5e5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85112389591&amp;doi=10.22075%2fmacs.2020.19870.1243&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=08d3e3060984fd78e901a97d5a1dd5e5</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 24234826 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ravichandran G., Department of Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Kanminike, Kumbalgodu, Mysore Road, Kengeri, Bengaluru Karnataka State, 560074, India; Rathnakar G., Department of Mechanical Engineering, ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru Karnataka State, 570028, India; Santhosh N., Department of Mechanical Engineering, MVJ College of Engineering, Near ITPB, Whitefield, Bengaluru Karnataka State, 560067, India; Suresh R., Department of Mechanical Engineering, VTU-Centre for Post-Graduation Studies, Mysuru Karnataka State, 570029, India