Experimental investigation of mechanical properties and sliding wear behavior of poly propylene reinforced epoxy composites with filler material

Abstract

There has been significant increase in the use of composites materials as structural materials in most of the engineering applications. Here we have used Lapox 12 epoxy resin and K6 hardener as matrix, then polypropylene bags as reinforcement and Titanium dioxide and aluminum dioxide as filler materials. We made five samples of composite materials with different proportions of filler materials and tests including tensile test, flexural test, wear test, Rockwell hardness test and izod impact test are done to determine different mechanical features of the composite materials. The aim of this project is to examine the mechanical features and sliding wear performance of poly propylene reinforced epoxy composites with filler materials. Hand layup technique is used for the manufacturing of specimen and a 30 cm x 30cm x 0.3cm specimen is made and after that it is cutted in to required shapes and sizes as per ASTM standards. The test result of all specimen are tabulated and analyzed. The results revealed that the specimen with Titanium dioxide shows excellent mechanical properties than specimen with aluminum oxide and specimen without filler materials.