Low cost composite materials are widely used in civil and structural engineering applications. This project uses Epon and chopped hemp to plasticize a commonly used resin, epoxy resin to lower the cost of the composite and to find out the mechanical and thermal properties of the plasticized epoxy resin to see if it is suitable for the said applications. Epon and chopped hemp were mixed together...

In this paper, graphene oxide decorated with cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles was prepared and used as anticorrosive pigments in epoxy nanocomposite coatings. The synthesized nanoparticle was characterized by FTIR, XRD, SEM, and EDX analyses. Graphene oxide decorated with CeO2 nanoparticles was dispersed in epoxy resin by sonication. The optimum nanoparticle content of th...

Raman spectroscopy has become a powerful analytical tool providing detailed and specific information at a molecular level. This benefit together with rapidity and other features of the method yields an advantage of quasi real time monitoring and measuring the structure changes dynamics. There is no doubt that Raman spectroscopy can be ranked among powerful and useful research and analytical met...

A new method for preparing SWNT/epoxy nanocomposites has been developed which involves high shear mixing of the epoxy resin and SWNT and heat treating the mixture prior to introducing the hardener. The glass transition temperature of the epoxy resin is unaffected by the presence of nanotubes. An improvement of 17% in flexural modulus and 10% in flexural strength has been achieved at 0.05 wt% of...

The present study is focused on investigating the mechanical properties of hybrid polymer composites. reinforcement materials are animal bone (ox) particulate and E-glass fiber. matrix material epoxy resin. following combinations considered for investigation: (a) weight percent (20%, 30%, 40%), (b) fiber (c) (10%, 20%, 30%) (30%, 10%) with resin 60% by percent. test specimens prepared as per re...

The mechanical properties of the hybrid materials and epoxy and carbon fiber (CF) composites were improved significantly as compared to the CF composites made from unmodified epoxy. The reasons could be attributed to the strong interfacial interaction between the CF and the epoxy composites for the existence of carbon nanomaterials. The microstructure and dispersion of carbon nanomaterials were...

Glass fiber reinforced Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) have a complex set of properties - high specific strength and hardness, good corrosion chemical resistance, most all low relative weight, making them the preferred material over metallic materials in number industries (aircraft, boat building, renewable energy facilities many others). The main aim present work was reduced to obtaining PMCs...

In current years composites have concerned considerable importance as a potential operational material. Low cost, light weights, high specific modulus, renewability, and biodegradability are the most basic & common attractive features of composites that make them useful for industrial applications. Luffacylindrical locally called as “sponge-gourd” is one such natural resource whose potential as...