Experimental Examination Of Thermal And Mechanical Characterization Of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites With And Without Addition Of Mild Steel Scrap Powder

Abstract

The interest in glass fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials is rapidly growing both in terms of their industrial applications and fundamental research. The glass fiber composites are low density; prices as well as satisfactory mechanical and thermal properties make them an attractive ecological alternative to carbon and man-made fibers used for the manufacturing of composites. The main objective of this project is to investigate effect of combining glass fibers and addition of mild steel scrap powder (additive) to the matrix material on thermal and mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites. The composites have been made by two glass fibers and addition of mild steel scrap powder to the epoxy matrix. Mechanical properties such as tensile properties (such as tensile strength, tensile modulus), Flexural properties (such as Flexural Strength, Flexural Modulus), Impact energy when subjected to varying weights of fiber (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 grams) and Thermal conductivity, of maximum loading fibered composites are studied.Tensile strength, Flexural strength, Impact energy of fibered composites increases with increase in weight of fiber in the composite. When compare without and with addition of mild steel scrap powder hybrid glass fibered composite the tensile strength of with addition of mild steel scrap powder fibered composite is low, Flexural strength, Impact energy of with addition of mild steel scrap powder fibered composites are high and Thermal conductivity of fibered composite decreased with increase in weight of fiber in composite. When addition of mild steel scrap powder (10grams) to the epoxy resin material Thermal conductivity is increased