Abstract
This research work was done to find out the feasibility of reinforcement of the waste products into polymer matrix to enhance mechanical properties. In this work, the waste plastics and the wasted egg shells are made into particulates and powders respectively and mixed to the epoxy polymer resin and made into a hybrid composite. In this work, rather than using the traditional layup methods like hand layup or spray layup, the stirring method is followed. As the reinforcements are in particulates and powder form, the stirring process is followed to obtain uniform mixing and dispersion throughout the composite. The reinforcements are added in fixed proportions proposed by Taguchi’s design through MINITAB software. After manufacturing the composites as per the proposed design, the specimens from each combination are tested for its hardness as per the standards. Then the results are optimized to find out the best combination with high hardness values. The composite with 30 wt% inclusions of waste plastics and 15 wt% inclusions of egg shells generate maximum hardness.
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