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PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART L-JOURNAL OF MATERIALS-DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS
Volume 237, Issue 1, Pages 122-130Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/14644207221105044
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Polymer composite; Palmyra fruit fiber; fiber surface treatment; static mechanical properties; tribological behaviors; wear mechanisms
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This research paper investigates the combined effect of fiber surface chemical treatments and Montmorillonite nanoclay addition on the mechanical and tribological properties of Palmyra fruit fiber reinforced polyester composites. The study evaluates the mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural, and impact behaviors, as well as the tribological properties such as specific wear rate and coefficient of friction. The analysis of worn surface morphologies reveals various wear mechanisms that persist in the tested samples.
This research paper aims to present the combined effect of fiber surface chemical treatments and Montmorillonite nanoclay addition on the mechanical and tribological properties of Palmyra fruit fiber reinforced polyester composites. The polyester composite specimens are made of untreated and chemically surface treated Palmyra fruit fiber as primary reinforcement and Montmorillonite nanoclay as secondary reinforcement. The mechanical properties such as tensile, flexural, and impact behaviors and tribological properties such as specific wear rate and coefficient of friction are evaluated. The results are compared with specimens made without Montmorillonite nanoclay. The worn surface morphologies of the wear-tested samples are analyzed through scanning electron microscopic images to study the various wear mechanisms that persisted.
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