Machinablity of Hybrid Natural Fiber Composite with and without Filler as Reinforcement. Issue 10 (26th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jani, S. P.; Kumar, A. Senthil; Khan, M. Adam; Kumar, M. Uthaya
• Is Part Of: Materials and manufacturing processes. Volume 31:Issue 10(2016)
• Page Start: 1393
• Page End: 1399
• Publication Date: 2016-07-26
• Subjects: Composite -- Fillers -- Machining -- MRR -- Roughness -- SEM; Manufacturing processes -- Periodicals; Materials -- Periodicals; Manufactured Materials; 670.5
• DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2015.1117633
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1042-6914

Abstract

Abstract : The filler materials are reinforced along with natural fibers in the composite to improve the quality and property of the component materials based on the requirements and its applications. In this paper, hybrid natural fiber composites were developed with and without filler materials as reinforcement. The developed hybrid natural fiber composites are machined using abrasive water jet cutting process with three different cutting parameters. The influences of cutting parameters are evaluated with respect to the kerf wall inclination, material removal rate, and surface roughness. The surface morphology was also studied to infer the basic mechanism involved during composite machining. The hybrid fiber composite with filler has proved that it can produce good engineering component without delamination and fiber pullouts during machining.