Investigation, Fabrication and Testing of Spur Gear Using Composite Material

Year : 2025 | Volume : 16 | Issue : 02 | Page : 1 8
    By

    Prajwal V. Gedam,

  • Nitin A. Wankhade,

  1. Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera, Maharashtra, India
  2. Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Professor Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Composite materials constitute one of the favorable, efficacious material zones for tomorrow’s sustainable future through identification of materials with higher strength to weight ratio. A composite material is combination of two or more different materials with varied qualities that work together to create a material that is better than the sum of its parts. Therefore, finding some alternative material for various mechanical applications to accelerate the Indian composite industry is imperative. An attempt has been made to develop light-weight, more pressure sustainable and friction reducing industrial components with required properties using composite materials. Research work is related to spur gear to explain properties of composite material i.e. (50% Epoxy resin and 50% Silicon Carbide; 60% Epoxy resin and 40% Silicon Carbide; 70% Epoxy resin and 30% Silicon Carbide; 40% Epoxy resin and 60% Silicon Carbide; 30% Epoxy resin and 70% Silicon Carbide; and 1100 Aluminium. Also fabricate 1100 Aluminium alloy rods and composite material rods i.e. (50% Epoxy resin and 50% Silicon Carbide; 60% Epoxy resin and 40% Silicon Carbide; 70% Epoxy resin and 30% Silicon Carbide; 40% Epoxy resin and 60% Silicon Carbide; 30% Epoxy resin and 70% Silicon Carbide) tested at the Professor Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badenra Lab, by various loading platforms and at various loading conditions i.e. Tensile test, Compressive test and Brinell hardness test. Finally. after analyzing the results of apple peeler machine, it was proved that composite spur gear performs better as compared to 1100 Aluminium spur gear.

Keywords: Spur gear, 1100 Aluminium alloys, epoxy resin and silicon carbide

[This article belongs to Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics ]

How to cite this article:
Prajwal V. Gedam, Nitin A. Wankhade. Investigation, Fabrication and Testing of Spur Gear Using Composite Material. Journal of Experimental & Applied Mechanics. 2025; 16(02):1-8.
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Volume 16
Issue 02
Received 16/06/2025
Accepted 01/07/2025
Published 11/07/2025
Publication Time 25 Days
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