Eyasu, Woldesenbet (Prof.)Sentayehu, Worku2020-11-272023-11-182020-11-272023-11-182020-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/23642The 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.en-USBambooFiberMatrixCompositeWearThesis