Experimental Investigations of Thermal, Chemical and Water Absorption Analysis of Filler and Fiber Based Composites for Marine Applications

Vijay Chaudhary; Harshu Kumar; Anurag Sunil Menon; Papil M. Gautam; Rohit Sahu; A Bhargavi Haripriya

doi:10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1990

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5750/ijme.v168iA5(S).1990

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Epoxy-based biocomposites Orange fiber Rose fiber Tamarind seed powder Betel NUT powder

Vijay Chaudhary

Department of Mechanical Engineering, A.S.E.T, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 201313, India

Harshu Kumar

A.S.E.T, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 201313, India

Anurag Sunil Menon

A.S.E.T, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 201313, India

Papil M. Gautam

Dr. S & S S Ghandhy Government engineering college Surat, Majura gate, Ring road, Surat, Gujarat, 395001, India

Rohit Sahu

G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management, Greater Noida, India

A Bhargavi Haripriya

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chennai, India

Abstract

The thermal stability, chemical makeup, and extent of hydrophilicity of natural fiber-based composites are critical factors to be studied, especially in the scope of marine applications. Therefore, this study investigates the thermal, chemical, and water absorption characteristics of epoxy-based composite novel samples fabricated using the hand lay-up fabrication method. The primary reinforcements used for the samples were orange peel and rose petal fabrics, and betel nut and tamarind seed powders were used as bio-fillers in the epoxy matrix (Epoxy resin as Araldite LY 556 and HY 951 as hardener). The ratios used during the fabrication were 10:1 for the resin and hardener and 30:70 for the fiber-to-matrix weight ratio. The TGA results show that all the configurations of the sample have their thermal degradation initiated at similar temperature ranges, that is, onset at 310–320°C and DTG peaks at 370–380°C. The results demonstrated that epoxy/tamarind/betel nut (ETB) exhibited the highest thermal stability based on the residue mass. FTIR spectra confirmed the presence of epoxy-lignocellulosic functional groups in all samples. Spectral similarities were observed in the bio fillerbased hybrid composites compared to the only fiber-based samples. The water absorption data were saturated in the range from approximately 0.7% for EOB (Epoxy/Orange/Betel Nut) composite and ER (Epoxy/Rose) composite to 2.35% for ETB (Epoxy/Tamarind/Betel Nut) composite. The thermal conductivity test also showed a range of 0.198–0.254 W/m·K across all composite samples.

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