Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Performance of Coconut Shell Powder Reinforced Hybrid Polymer Composite
Shashikant Kushnoore1, R B V Murali2, P Naveen3, P Ravi Teja4, K Guru Venkata Sai Krishna5
1Shashikant Kushnoore, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshamiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
2R B V Murali, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshamiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
3P Naveen, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshamiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
4P Ravi Teja, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshamiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
5K Guru Venkata Sai Krishna, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Koneru Lakshamiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, Guntur (A.P), India.
Manuscript received on 27 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 14 June 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 June 2019 | PP: 391-396 | Volume-8 Issue-1S5 June 2019 | Retrieval Number: A00690681S519/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: Reinforced Coconut shell powder homogeneous Epoxy composites are prepared by simple motorized stirring and pouring into ASTM standard mould respectively. Experimentations on mechanical characteristics of coconut shell powder reinforced homogeneous epoxy composites and its application in the current manufacturing industries are discussed. A systematic study has been carried out on effect of interactive influences with various material parameters on mechanical properties. A tests are conducted on a universal tensile and impact testing machine with different weight percentages (wt. %) such as 20, 30, 40 and 50 of reinforcement in the epoxy matrix. The sample with 40 and 50 wt. % of coconut shell powder reinforced composites shows the lower properties due to increase of reinforcement in composite have important effect on the tensile module, flexural strength and strength of the impact.
Keywords: Coconut Shell Powder, Particulate Epoxy Composite, Mechanical Behaviour.
Scope of the Article: Mechanical Design