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Title A name given to the resource Wear characterization of hnt filled glass-epoxy composites using taguchis design of experiments and study of wear morphology Subject The topic of the resource Glass-epoxy; Halloysite nanotube; Micrographs; Sliding wear; Taguchi analysis Description An account of the resource Glass-epoxy composites are increasingly being used in several industrial applications, viz. automobile, marine, aerospace, electrical and electronics components, especially in tribological components, viz. bearings, impellers, cams, driving wheels, bolts, nuts, seals, bushes and gears, which are used extensively in machinery because their lower weight, exceptional strength, resistance to corrosion capabilities, and cost effectiveness. The work focuses on optimization of the process parameters of the dry sliding wear test, viz. the applied load, disc rotation speed, weight percentage (wt.%) of the Halloysite nanotube (HNT) filler, time as well as the track diameter to minimize the wear rate of the glass fabric reinforced epoxy composite against EN-32 steel. In this research, the specimens are fabricated in accordance with the ASTM G-99 standard and the experiment is carried out with various combinations of parameters using a pin-on-disc tribometer, while keeping the time and track diameter constant. To proceed further, trial runs are conducted using MINITAB 19 software to optimize the process parameters for minimum wear by developing Taguchis design of experiments (DOE) based on the L45 orthogonal array (OA), and subse-quent analysis of the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio. The results of the optimization clearly indicate that the wt.% of HNT is the most significant parameter that has a significant effect on minimizing the applied load, speed and sliding wear rate. In over-view, the experiment results showed that the combined parameters influenced the wear. In addition, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is performed to study the surface morphologies of the worn specimens and determine the wear mechanism in accordance with the test results. The wear mechanism clearly indicates that there is a larger amount of matrix debris, fiber breakage and fiber-matrix debonding in the neat composites as compared to the HNT filled glass-epoxy composites since a distinct pattern of micro coring and segregation of the filler along the peripheries of the glass fiber-epoxy interstitial sites, leading to strong bonding between the fibers and matrix are observed in the HNT filled composites. The strong bonding thus resists the wear to a certain extent, and the wear debris is relatively less in the HNT filled composites as compared to the neat composites. 2020, Polish Society of Composite Materials. 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 Composites Theory and Practice, Vol-20, No. 2, pp. 85-91. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Polish Society of Composite Materials Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096718257&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=4655502794b11289f996d5401d812aea" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096718257&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=4655502794b11289f996d5401d812aea</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 20846096 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), Bangalore, 560074, Karnataka, India; Rathnakar G., Department of Mechanical Engineering, ATME College of Engineering, Mysore, 570028, Karnataka, India; Santhosh N., Department of Mechanical Engineering, VTU-Centre for post-graduation studies, Mysore, 570029, Karnataka, India; Suresh R., Department of Mechanical Engineering, VTU-Centre for post-graduation studies, Mysore, 570029, Karnataka, India