A Study on Water Absorption Behavior of Jute and Ramie Hybrid Composites with and without SiC Filler

Authors

Devlina Parai
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 800 005, India
Vindu Gautam
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 800 005, India
Vikas Upadhyay
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, 800 005, India
Joy Prakash Misra
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, U.P., 221 005, India

Synopsis

Natural fiber reinforcements have attracted interest in sustainable manufacturing as a replacement for synthetic fibers in polymer composites. In this study, two natural fibers – jute and ramie were reinforced in three different proportions with epoxy resin and hardener to fabricate polymer matrix composites. Silicon Carbide (SiC) was used as a filler material in the three different compositions with jute and ramie fibers. All the composite specimens were fabricated using the hand-lay-up technique. The water absorption property of the fabricated composites was examined. Test results indicate that jute and ramie fiber composite with epoxy resin possesses high water absorption properties; further addition of SiC as filler material into the composite fabrication shows a decrease in water absorption percentage. The work also presents linear regression models (LRA) for forecasting the natural composites' water absorption behavior.

FEEMSSD2023
Published
December 29, 2023
Online ISSN
2582-3922