Influence of Nanoparticles on Thermal, Mechanical and 3D Analysis of Hybrid Bamboo/Glass Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites

Abstract

Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and derivative thermogravimetry (DTG) are used to investigate the thermal degradation and thermal stability of the prepared bamboo/glass hybrid composites in a nitrogen atmosphere. The analysis is carried out in the temperature range of 0 °C to 800 °C at a heating rate of 20 °C min−1 with the nitrogen gas flow of 55 ml min−1. The hybrid glass/bamboo with coconut shell powder in micron and nano-size confirms a mass loss of 32.50% and 33.50%. Tensile and fatigue results confirm that the bamboo/glass hybrid composite added with coconut shell powder in micro- and nano-size exhibits good fatigue property and restrict crack initiation and crack propagation under cyclic loading. Fatigue analysis reveals that at 800 cycles, the hybrid bamboo/glass fibre-reinforced plastics (FRP) composite with nanoparticles posses 22.5% higher load compared to all other combinations. Finally, the fatigue life increases with decreasing the filler dimension of the hybrid composites. TGA/DTG analysis reveals that hybrid bamboo/glass FRP composite with nanoparticles has improved the thermal stability of the composites.