ISSN:
1662-9779
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Fiber reinforced polymer composites are generally known to possess highstrength and attractive wear resistance in dry sliding conditions. The behaviour of suchcomposites performing in abrasive wear situations needs a proper understanding. Hence,in the present work of the three-body abrasive wear behaviour of two dimensional stitchedcarbon fabric, E-glass woven fabric and three dimensional E-glass woven fabric reinforcedvinyl ester composites was investigated. Three-body abrasive wear tests were conductedusing rubber wheel abrasion tester (RWAT) under different abrading distances at twoloads, wherein the wear volume loss were found to increase and that of specific wear ratedecrease. The results indicate that the type of fabric in vinyl ester have a significantinfluence on wear under varied abrading distance/loads. Further, it was found that carbonfabric reinforced vinyl ester composite exhibited lower wear rate compared to E-glasswoven fabric reinforced vinyl ester composites. The worn surface features, as examinedthrough scanning electron microscope (SEM), show higher levels of broken glass fiber intwo dimensional glass woven fabric reinforced vinyl ester composite compared to carbonfabric and three dimensional glass fabric reinforced vinyl ester composites
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/24/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FSSP.136.99.pdf
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