WEAR RESISTANCE AND DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY OF DRILLED HOLES OF SHORT ROSELLE / SISAL FIBER HYBRID POLYESTER COMPOSITE
Keywords:
hybrid composites, Polymer-matrix composite, Wear resistance, Dimensional accuracy of drilled holesAbstract
In the present work, the effect of fiber length and content on the wear resistance and dimensional accuracy of drilled holes of short roselle and sisal fiber polyester hybrid composite were investigated. The composite with 30 wt% & 150 mm showed a good wear resistance compared to the composite with 30 wt% & 100 mm at maximum wear test time of 12 min. But the weight loss of the hybrid composite with all the fiber content and length during wear test was almost in same level at all wear test time. The composite with 20 wt% & 15cm show better dimensional accuracy compared to other composites. The dimensional accuracy of all drilled holes of all the hybrid composite specimens with all fiber content and length during drill hole analysis was also almost in same level. From this study, it is identified that the wear resistance and drill hole profile of short roselle and sisal fiber hybrid polyester composite is mainly dependent upon the fiber content of roselle and sisal fibers than that of the fiber length.
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