Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Newly Formulated Hybrid Polymer Composite

Abstract:

In this paper, synthesis characterization and testing of hybrid polymer composite reinforced with electroless coated glass fiber is reported. The poly vinyl ester based composite is prepared with Electroless nickel phosphorus (Ni-P) coated glass fiber as the reinforcement. The glass fiber is coated with Ni-P by electroless plating method. The electroless Ni-P coating increases coating uniformity which in turn significantly improves properties such as hardness, strength and wear resistance of the glass fiber. Nano additives (0.5 wt.%) such as iron oxide, titanium oxide, copper oxide, aluminum oxide and zinc oxide are added into the matrix as fillers. The influence of different Nano fillers and its effect on the mechanical properties are examined. The result showed that after adding different nano particles, TiO₂ exhibited better properties when compared to composites with other nano additives. The experimental results showed that after Ni-P coating on the glass fiber, the ultimate tensile strength and compressive strength improved by 18% and 10% respectively and TiO₂ added PMC with 63%, 25% and 5% respectively.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 852)
• Pages: 49-54
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.852.49
• Online since: September 2016
• Authors: G. Anand*, R. Dhinakaran, R. Elansezhian, N. Alagumurthi
• Keywords: Composites, Electroless, Glass Fiber, Hardness, Mechanical Properties, SEM

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