Abstract
The effect of experimental parameters on the sliding wears behavior of Glass fabric - epoxy filled with nano Graphene has been studied. The effect of higher loading of nano graphene (2wt%) on the tribological response of Glass - epoxy composites under the influence of velocity and sliding pressure is investigated. These composites were developed using vacuum bag moulding method. The dry sliding wear test has been carried out according to ASTM G99 standards. The result shows the effect of higher loading of nano graphene has appreciably enhanced the wear resistance of the nano composites, but it reflects the brittle nature. Further, the structural stability of nano composites was strongly supported by high modulus glass fabrics. The reinforcement of nano graphene has effectively reduced the stress concentration thereby avoiding the wearing of glass fabrics. The impact of sliding velocity has severe effect than load. The SEM photographs reflect the fatigue loading, slight agglomeration and uniform scattering of nano particles across the matrix zone.
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