Some Studies on Characterization of Composite Material for Automotive Application

Abstract

To fulfill global manufacturing demands, materials production has shifted from traditional monolithic alloys to composite materials in recent decades. The best blend of density, stiffness, hardness, wear and strength in conventional monolithic materials is difficult to achieve. Composites have been the more promising materials of growing awareness for overcoming these shortcomings and meeting the ever-increasing requirements of modern technology. newlineWear of industrial and commercial process equipment induced by particles has become a serious commercial issue in recent years. As a result, a comprehensive study of the impact among all process parameters on wear rates is required in particular to implement suitable measures in equipment development and materials selection to minimize wear. Polymer-based systems have emerged as a result of its requirement for innovative materials to counteract wear problems. Polymers and its composites have become a significant characteristic of tribo-engineering materials that are generally utilized in industrial equipment in which non-lubricated wear behavior is a crucial requirement. Wear resistance, a lower coefficient of friction, self-lubricating qualities, design flexibility, ease of fabrication, non-toxicity, corrosion resistance, great strength to weight ratios, and light weight are all attributes of these materials. newlineThe focus of this investigation is to look at the physical, mechanical, and wear properties of steel embedded glass / epoxy hybrid polymer composites. Steel has been investigated as a feasible reinforcement material for glass fiber polymer composites. For the parametric analysis of the wear phenomenon a design of experiments technique based on Taguchi methodology is used. The investigation showed that steel embedded glass / epoxy hybrid composites with 10% steel volume outperform conventional composite compositions in terms of mechanical and wear characteristics. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is used to investigate the morphology of worn away surfaces, and dif