Wear and Friction Behaviour of Kans Grass Fiber/Polyester Composites
Mukesh Kumar Mann1, Vishal Ahlawat2, Sunil Nain3, Malkit Gir4, Aman Beniwal5
1Mukesh Kumar Mann, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak (Haryana), India.
2Vishal Ahlawat, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
3Sunil Nain, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
4Malkit Gir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
5Aman Beniwal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kurukshetra, India.
Manuscript received on 08 August 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 14 August 2019 | Manuscript Published on 26 August 2019 | PP: 918-921 | Volume-8 Issue-9S August 2019 | Retrieval Number: I11480789S19/19©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.I1148.0789S19
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Abstract: The friction and wear behaviour of kans grass fiber (KGF) polyester composites were examined. An amount of 0, 10, 13.35, 18 and 20.08 vol % was reinforced into the polyester resin for composite development using hand layup technique. The tribo-test specimens of size 4×4×50 mm were cut from the fabricated composites and tested on wear and friction testing machine at 0.5-1.5 m/s of sliding velocity and a constant load of 5 N for 60 seconds. It was found that the neat polyester specimen possessed less wear resistance than the KGF composites at almost all the sliding conditions. The fiber content and variation in sliding velocity slightly influenced the friction behaviour. The increase in fiber vol% from 10 to 20.08 marginally increased the average friction coefficient of the KGF composite specimens at 0.5 m/s and 1.5 m/s whereas fluctuating behaviour was noticed at intermediate sliding velocity.
Keywords: Friction and Wear Behaviour, Kans Grass Fiber, Polyester Composites.
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