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Mechanical and Tribo-performance Analysis of Linz Donawitz Sludge-Filled Glass–Epoxy Composites using Taguchi Experimental Design

Journal of The Institution of Engineers (India): Series E, ISSN: 2250-2491, Vol: 103, Issue: 2, Page: 245-251
2022
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Article Description

In the ongoing researches, many attempts have been made to produce such a lightweight composite, possesses high hardness, high strength and is more reliable. In this work, the hybrid polymer composite has been fabricated using the industrial particulate waste i.e. Linz Donawitz (LD) sludge (5, 10, 15 and 20 wt%), woven glass fiber as reinforcements and epoxy as a binder matrix. ASTM Standard has been followed to evaluate properties like micro-hardness, flexural strength, tensile strength and compressive strength. The sliding wear response of the newly manufactured polymer matrix composites is estimated using a pin-on-disk sliding wear tester. Sliding wear assessments are prepared in accordance with the experimental design, which is based on Taguchi’s L25 orthogonal array, in order to identify prominent elements influencing wear rate. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is carried out to analyze the sliding wear characteristics of the fabricated composites. This investigation shows that with increase in LD sludge content, the micro-hardness, tensile, compressive and flexural strengths of the composites increased significantly in comparison to the glass–epoxy composite. The LD sludge content is observed to be the most weighted control factor that affects the sliding wear rate of the composites followed by sliding velocity. From SEM micrographs it is understandable that with increased sliding velocity and applied load, the polymeric resin softens and results in deeper wear tracks under the presence of low filler content. Whereas in composites with higher filler content swallow wear tracks are observed.

Bibliographic Details

Abhilash Purohit; Vaishnavi Tripathy; Priyadarshi Tapas Ranjan Swain; Srimant Kumar Mishra; Prabina Kumar Patnaik

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Chemical Engineering; Materials Science; Engineering

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