Polymer composite materials: A comprehensive review

Coconut-coir, a natural fiber, strong and lightweight, abundantly in India and Vietnam, can be an excellent choice to produce polymer composites. Due to the higher specific modulus and durability, these composites have a myriad of applications. This article provides a novel experimental research study on the fabrication and investigation of mechanical as well as thermal behavior of coir fiber/woven-carbon fiber/epoxy resin hybrid composite. The composite samples were formulated with distinct fiber weight percentages viz. 30%, 20%, and 10% using the vacuum bagging technique. Mechanical behavior (tensile, compressive, flexural, and impact strength) and thermal behavior (Thermogravimetric analysis) of coir fiber/carbon fiber/epoxy resin hybrid composites were studied according to the ASTM standards. Moreover, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was performed to examine the morphological characterization of tensile fractography specimens and analyze the properties of the fiber/matrix bonding of the surface before and after alkaline treatment. The treated fiber shows good matrix binding and less fiber pull-out as compared with untreated fibers. The result also revealed that the hybrid composite has more robust properties under mechanical loading than single fiber-reinforced composite.

Fabrication and characterization of coir/carbon-fiber reinforced epoxy based hybrid composite for helmet shells and sports-good applications: influence of fiber surface modifications on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties

In the recent days, the target for researchers and scientists is to develop a material which fulfills the parameters such as lightweightness, manufacturability, durability and low-cost materials. T...

A comprehensive review on the effect of synthetic filler materials on fiber-reinforced hybrid polymer composites

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International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)

Investigation of the effect of water absorption on thermomechanical and viscoelastic properties of flax-hemp-reinforced hybrid composite

Compression and water absorption behaviour of banana and sisal hybrid fiber polymer composites

A study on thermal conductivity enhancement of silicon carbide filler glass fiber epoxy resin hybrid composites

In the current work characterization of thermal properties are find out to the prepared specimens of silicon filler hybrid composite materials (silicon filler glass – fiber chop strand). The specimens were prepared by hand layup followed by compression molding machine by non-heating molding technique. Thermal conductivity (K), Coefficient thermal expansion (CTE) and Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) are found by composite slab method and by thermal muffler oven in a laboratory. The guard heater is used to supply heat which is measured by voltmeter and ammeter. Thermocouples are placed between the interface of the copper plates and the specimen of silicon filled hybrid polymer composite material (HPC), to read the temperatures. By the experimental readings it is found that the K of silicon filler hybrid composite material directly proportional to the % of silicon fillers for the different trails. The CTE inversely varies with % of silicon fillers and in thermal gravimetric analysis the failure of material takes place at 300°C for a time of 20 minutes and also reduction in mass of silicon inserted hybrid composite material. From the results it has been concluded that the considerable enhance in thermal conductivity with negligible decrease in CTE and increase in thermal resistivity of hybrid composite materials.

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Thermal Properties Characterization of Glass Fiber Hybrid Polymer Composite Materials

The requirement and demand of hybrid polymer composites increasing in every filed of applications day by day due to low weight high strength. Since the polymers have found low thermal properties and low strength to high temperature conditions, similarly glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites are high strength and stiffness but poor in thermal stability and easily degrades at high temperatures. Which encourages to enhance thermal properties to increase the thermal stability of glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites without compromising the strength and stiffness, solution of that is adding high thermal conductivity filler particles to glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin composites, increases the thermal stability and thermal resistivity.

A Review on Thermal Properties of Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composites

A study on thermal conductivity and thermogravimetric analysis of glass fiber epoxy resin composites modified with silicon carbide and copper nanoparticles

Gurushanth B Vaggar

Papers

Compression and water absorption behaviour of banana and sisal hybrid fiber polymer composites

A study on thermal conductivity enhancement of silicon carbide filler glass fiber epoxy resin hybrid composites

Thermal Properties Characterization of Glass Fiber Hybrid Polymer Composite Materials

A Review on Thermal Properties of Hybrid Polymer Matrix Composites

A study on thermal conductivity and thermogravimetric analysis of glass fiber epoxy resin composites modified with silicon carbide and copper nanoparticles