Mechanical and abrasive wear behaviour of waste silk fiber reinforced epoxy biocomposites using taguchi method
Epoxy biocomposites; Specific wear rate; Taguchi technique; Wear
The aim of this research article is to study the static mechanical properties and abrasive wear behavior of epoxy biocomposites reinforced with different weight percentage of waste silk fibers. The effect of parameters such as velocity (A), load (B), fiber loading (C) and abrading distance (D) on abrasive wear has been considered using Taguchi's L25 orthogonal array. The objective is to examine parameters which significantly affect the abrasive wear of biocomposites. The addition of silk fiber has resulted in improved flexural properties of the epoxy matrix. The results of ANOVA indicated that the parameter which played a significant role was abrading distance followed by fiber loading, load and sliding velocity. 2019 Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland.
Materials Science Forum, Vol-969 MSF, pp. 787-793.
https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.969.787 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85072949384&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fMSF.969.787&partnerID=40&md5=858e8cfeefb796790ec26e7a257a4338
Darshan S.M., Department of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru, 570 008, Karnataka, India, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CHRIST University, Bengaluru, 560 029, Karnataka, India; Suresha B., Department of Mechanical Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru, 570 008, Karnataka, India