TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation and optimization of thermal shock effects on the properties and microstructure of Nanoclay-Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites
AU - Shettar, Manjunath
AU - Achutha Kini, U.
AU - Sharma, Sathyashankara
AU - Hiremath, Pavan
AU - Gowrishankar, M. C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd.
PY - 2019/9/11
Y1 - 2019/9/11
N2 - In the present work, 'Nanoclay-Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites (NGFRECs)' are produced by hand lay-up process with a varying weight percentage of glass fiber and nanoclay. NGFRECs undergo two variety of thermal shock conditions. As prepared composites and thermal shock conditioned specimens are tested for tensile and flexural strength according to ASTM standards. To optimize the responses variables, 'Design of Experiment (DOE)' based on the full factorial design (33 = L27) is used. MINITAB 18 software is used for design and analyses. Results revealed that increasing glass fiber weight percentage and nanoclay has enhanced the flexural and tensile strength, whereas thermal shock conditions declined aforesaid strengths. The failure mode of the NGFREC as disclosed from SEM images include any of the following combinations, fiber pullout, rupture of the matrix, fiber-matrix de-bonding, delamination, matrix crazing, initiation and propagation of micro-cracks.
AB - In the present work, 'Nanoclay-Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites (NGFRECs)' are produced by hand lay-up process with a varying weight percentage of glass fiber and nanoclay. NGFRECs undergo two variety of thermal shock conditions. As prepared composites and thermal shock conditioned specimens are tested for tensile and flexural strength according to ASTM standards. To optimize the responses variables, 'Design of Experiment (DOE)' based on the full factorial design (33 = L27) is used. MINITAB 18 software is used for design and analyses. Results revealed that increasing glass fiber weight percentage and nanoclay has enhanced the flexural and tensile strength, whereas thermal shock conditions declined aforesaid strengths. The failure mode of the NGFREC as disclosed from SEM images include any of the following combinations, fiber pullout, rupture of the matrix, fiber-matrix de-bonding, delamination, matrix crazing, initiation and propagation of micro-cracks.
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U2 - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab3f67
DO - 10.1088/2053-1591/ab3f67
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85072693924
SN - 2053-1591
VL - 6
JO - Materials Research Express
JF - Materials Research Express
IS - 10
M1 - 105360
ER -