Experiment: Tensile Test

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Experiments:
Tensile test:
Tensile test is used to measure the forces required to break a plastic sample specimen and also to know the elongation of the specimen at breaking point. Specimens are cut as per the ASTM D638 Standards dimensions of the specimens was 165 mm x 19 mm x 4 mm
Flexural test:
The flexural test is used to evaluate the required power to bend a plastic beam under three point loading system. Flexural strength is the capacity of the material to defy the bend under load. Specimens are cut as per the ASTM D5943-96 Standards dimension was 150 mm x 15 mm x 3 mm.
Impact test: Izord impact test is conducted on the specimens using Izord impact tester. The dimensions of the specimens was 63.5mm x 12.7 mm x 3.2 mm as per ASTM D256 …show more content…

The tensile strength and young’s modulus increased by 20% and 42% respectively, which is significant due to high tensile modulus of both SiC and …show more content…

A higher magnification of SEM analysis images shows that the Glass fiber filaments are fully covered with the epoxy resin or matrix. We can see from the images that there is no separation of glass fibers from epoxy, it shows the strong bonding and also observed no matrix cracking, interface debonding. We can also observe even distribution of the filler across the matrix. Some micro cavities seen in the fractured tensile specimen as the fibers were pulled out of the matrix in tensile testing. Due strong bonding, glass fibers could provide efficient stress transfer from epoxy which helped to improve mechanical properties.

CONCLUSION
Study on FRP composites with fillers is getting better interest now a day because of its exceptional properties and cost factors. A short survey of glass fabric/epoxy composites with alumina, titanium and mixture with silicon carbide hybrid filler is specified briefly in literature. The above mentioned subjects are expected to create interest in researchers to come across the possibility of hybrid filler added glass fiber/ epoxy composites as another way to substitute usual materials. Processing techniques for hybrid filler added glass/epoxy composites were finely acknowledged and lots of their key properties have been considered and briefly explained. This work showed, 2% Hybrid Al2O3 + SiC filler added glass fiber/epoxy composite shown maximum

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