The use of natural fibers in the automotive industry as potentially renewable and environmentally friendly materials is increasing day by day. Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites are also replacing traditional vehicle interior exterior current automobile industry. This study focuses on fabrication hybrid composite with jute carbon using two different thermoset resins such epoxy polyeste...

PURPOSE Shrinkage of resinous die materials during setting reaction limits their acceptance, even though these materials show several advantages compared to stone die materials with respect to strength, abrasion resistance, and detail reproduction. The purpose of this study was to determine if retarding the setting reaction during polymerization and altering the base-to-catalyst ratio, as sugge...

In this study, various treated, untreated, and treated kenaf/glass fiber composites were fabricated using epoxy resin. A portion of kenaf fibers subjected to treatment with alkali, sub-portion was taken for benzoyl peroxide potassium permanganate prior composite fabrication. This on the material undertaken achieve improved modification interface between matrix bond. glass used enhancing mechani...

Despite significant advancements in bio-based natural-fiber-reinforced composites, the recyclability/reprocessing of thermoset composites remains a persistent challenge that needs to be addressed. In present study, an effort is made provide justification for assessment sandwich composite panels with ‘recyclate’ (i.e., recycled flax/bio-based epoxy composite) cores and (flax/bio-based epoxy) ski...

Cross-ply laminates reinforced with basalt fibers and functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were fabricated from unidirectional epoxy prepregs. MWCNTs with varied surface conditions were prepared by oxidization or esterification, and then dispersed into a DGEBA epoxy system. The dispersion of the MWCNTs in the epoxy was improved by surface modification, resulting in improved com...

This study examines the effect of nano-CaCO3 particles on interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and fracture toughness properties for carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites. The modified composites (nC-CFECs) were prepared using vacuum assisted resin infusion (VARI) method. short beam (SBS) test single edge notch bending (SENB) conducted to calculate ILSS toughness, respectively. results illustr...