Analyzing the Tribological Behavior of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) Particulate Filled Jute Fiber Reinforced Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPNs) Composite by using Taguchi Optimization Technique

The tribological behavior of titanium dioxide (TiO2) filled with jute fiber reinforced interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were studied by using a pin-on-disc wear test rig at dry slide conditions. During the study, 70 wt.% of epoxy and 30 wt.% of polyurethane have been chosen as the base matri...

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Published inTribology in industry Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 226 - 236
Main Authors Vijayendra Gopal, Kumar, Vijaya Kumar, K.R., Jayaseelan, J., Suresh, G., Vezhavendhan, R., Ganesamoorthy, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Kragujevac University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering 2023
University of Kragujevac
Subjects
applied load
Coefficient of friction
Fiber reinforced polymers
Interpenetrating networks
Jute
jute fiber
materials type
Optimization
Optimization techniques
Orthogonal arrays
Particulate composites
Polyurethane resins
Process parameters
sliding speed
specific wear rate
Taguchi methods
Titanium
Titanium dioxide
Tribology
Variance analysis
Wear rate
Wear resistance
Wear tests
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Summary:The tribological behavior of titanium dioxide (TiO2) filled with jute fiber reinforced interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) were studied by using a pin-on-disc wear test rig at dry slide conditions. During the study, 70 wt.% of epoxy and 30 wt.% of polyurethane have been chosen as the base matrix material. As well, various proportionate of titanium dioxide such as 0%, 3% and 5% have been utilized to fabricate the particulate reinforced IPN laminate. To do the wear analysis such as materials type (A), sliding speed (B) and applied loads (C) were kept as the influencing parameters whereas coefficient of friction (COF) and specific wear rate (SWR) have been seen as the outcome of the entire study. Taguchi technique was chosen to plan the entire experiments. Similarly, an orthogonal array and analysis of variance (ANOVA) was employed to examine the impact of process parameters on wear of the IPN laminate. Out of all, results show that, addition of particulate materials into the composite predominately increased the specific wear resistance of the IPN laminate significantly.
ISSN:0354-8996
2217-7965
DOI:10.24874/ti.1448.02.23.04