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Mechanical Characteristics of Aluminium Powder Filled Glass Epoxy Composites

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Mechanical characteristics of glass epoxy and aluminium powder filled glass epoxy composites are experimentally investigated using INSTRON 8801 testing device as per ASTM standards. With a fixed wt% of fiber reinforcement, glass epoxy and 5-15 wt% aluminium powder filled glass epoxy composites are fabricated in conventional hand lay-up technique followed by light compression moulding process. Experimental results show that aluminium powder as a filler material influences the mechanical properties. Density and void fraction in composites increase whereas steady decrease of tensile strength is recorded with aluminium powder addition. Micro hardness, flexural strength, inter laminar shear strength (ILSS) of 5 and 10 wt% aluminium content composites are improved compared to unfilled glass epoxy composite and with further addition of aluminium up to 15 wt% decreasing trends are observed. Glass epoxy with 5 wt% aluminium concentration shows the highest improvement. Tensile modulus for aluminium addition of 5 wt% decreases whereas 10 wt% aluminium filled composite shows improvement in tensile modulus. These are explained on the basis of material properties, void fractions and bonding strength among the constituents.

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International Journal of Engineering and Technologies (Volume 12)

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October 2017

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Pujan Sarkar, Nipu Modak, Prasanta Sahoo*

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Aluminium Powder, Epoxy, Flexural Strength, Glass Fiber, Inter Laminar Shear Strength, Tensile Modulus, Tensile Strength

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