Abrasive Wear Behavior of Bamboo Reinforced Polymer Composite with PTFE
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The aim of the present work is to study the abrasive wear behavior of composites made by
reinforcing bamboo fibers with the addition of PTFE and thermoset resin matrix. The fibers
are extracted by hand and manual process and the composite samples were prepared to a
maximum of 30% volume of fiber. Wear tests were carried out in dry conditions on a pin-ondisc
which
is
modified
by
me
and
the
machine
at
a
constant
sliding
distance
of
1000
m
with
sliding
velocities of 2m/s and 4m/s and normal loads of 15N and 30N. The effect of PTFE
content on abrasive wear properties of composites were investigated and compared with pure
BPC composites made under the similar testing conditions. It is observed that the wear loss of
composites increase with increase of normal load whereas the specific wear rate decreases.
The optimum weight loss and specific wear rate for bamboo fiber reinforced composites were
obtained at 30% volume of pure composite.
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Keywords
Bamboo, Fiber, Matrix, Composite, Wear