E-glass Fiber Epoxy Composites: Role of Al2O3/SiC Fillers in Physical, Flammability and Mechanical Characteristics


Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | Issue : 01 | Page : 238-250
    By

    Manoj Sharma,

  1. Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Poornima College of Engineering, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

This study investigates the effects of varying weight percentages of Silicon Carbide and Alumina particles in epoxy-based composites, fabricated through compression molding, on their physical and mechanical properties. Comparing different studies on carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, as well as glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites, especially with the reinforcement of nanoparticles such as silicon carbide (SiC), alumina (Al2O3) and graphene. The investigations cover fabrication methods, like vacuum infusion and compression molding and their impact on tensile, flexural, hardness, and impact properties, highlighting the effects of varying filler types, particle sizes, and weight percentages. To understand the characteristics of ceramic-reinforced hybrid composites in accordance with ASTM standards, the research evaluates the density, moisture content, dimensional stability, tensile strength, flexural strength, impact resistance and hardness of the ceramic-reinforced hybrid composites in accordance with ASTM standards. Fractographic analysis of tensile and flexural specimens was conducted using SEM. The study highlights a reduction in composite density and examines how immersion time in water and the varying ceramic content influence dimensional stability. The composites exhibited optimal tensile strength (172.36±8.028 MPa), flexural strength (164.493±9.918 MPa), impact resistance (24.2±1.643 J/m) and hardness (77.3±1.702 HSN) at 4 wt% SiC/Al2O3, and thus turned out to be highly promising for applications in automotive parts and sports tools.

Keywords: About Glass Fiber, Epoxy resin, SiC, Al2O3, Compression molding, Flammability.

[This article belongs to Journal of Polymer and Composites ]

How to cite this article:
Manoj Sharma. E-glass Fiber Epoxy Composites: Role of Al2O3/SiC Fillers in Physical, Flammability and Mechanical Characteristics. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(01):238-250.
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Manoj Sharma. E-glass Fiber Epoxy Composites: Role of Al2O3/SiC Fillers in Physical, Flammability and Mechanical Characteristics. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(01):238-250. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/jopc/article=2025/view=197253


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Volume 13
Issue 01
Received 30/09/2024
Accepted 05/12/2024
Published 22/01/2025
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