Fabrication, Mechanical Characterization and Wear Response of Hybrid Composites Filled with Red Mud: an Alumina Plant Waste

With increased environmental threat it has become necessary to find out alternative uses of industrial wastes and to develop value added products using them. This work is a step in that direction. A possibility that the incorporation of both particles and fibres in polymer could provide a synergism...

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Published inInternational journal on manufacturing and material science Vol. 2; no. 1; p. 27
Main Authors Jena, Hemalata, Satapathy, Alok Ku
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York The Association of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineers (AMAE) 01.05.2012
Subjects
Erosion
Erosion rate
Particulate composites
Red mud
Taguchi methods
Wastes
Wear
Wear rate
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Summary:With increased environmental threat it has become necessary to find out alternative uses of industrial wastes and to develop value added products using them. This work is a step in that direction. A possibility that the incorporation of both particles and fibres in polymer could provide a synergism in terms of improved properties. In view of this, the present piece of research is undertaken which includes the fabrication of a set of glass-polyester composites using red mud an alumina plant waste product as the particulate filler. It also attempts to study the solid particle erosion wear response of these composites under multiple impact condition. The methodology based on Taguchi's experimental design approach is employed to make a parametric analysis of erosion wear process. This systematic experimentation has led to determination of significant process parameters and material variables that predominantly influence the wear rate of the particulate filled composites reinforced with glass fibre. This work, therefore proposes a correlation derived from the results of Taguchi experimental design. Using Taguchi method for analysis, the significant control factors predominantly influencing the wear rate are identified. The filler content in the composites, the impingement angle and impact velocity are found to have substantial influence in determining the rate of material loss from the composite surface due to erosion. Index Terms-Hybrid Composite, Red Mud, Erosion Wear Rate, Taguchi Method
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ISSN:2162-0040
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