Study on tensile, flexural and impact strength of GLARE reinforced with sugarcane bagasse ash microparticles. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dinesh Kumar, PK; Rajendran, Balaji; Subeetsha, Balavinayagar; Swetha, Nagaraj
• Is Part Of: Materials today. Volume 47:Part 4(2021)
• Page Start: 1059
• Page End: 1064
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SBA) -- Silicon Carbide (SiC) -- Glass fiber Aluminium Reinforced with Epoxy (GLARE) -- Tensile strength -- Flexural strength -- Impact energy; Materials science -- Congresses -- Periodicals; 620.1
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.06.356
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2214-7853

Abstract

Abstract: The study focuses on fabricating GLARE (Glass Laminate Aluminium Reinforced with Epoxy) composites with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SBA) that can be extensively used in the fuselage structure of aircraft, especially for its blast resistant properties. In this work, the effect of reinforcement of GLARE with varying agro-waste SBA (Sugarcane Bagasse Ash) microparticles such as 1%, 2%, and 3% by wt. in three cases was studied. The GLARE hybrid composites stocks were fabricated through the hand layup technique. Various static mechanical tests like tensile, flexural, and impact were made on tailored composites as per the ASTM standards to investigate the effects of SBA reinforcement. Results indicate the addition of bagasse-ash in GLARE composites with 3% by wt. provided greater effect and outperformed other hybrid GLARE composites.