Investigations on Mechanical and Abrasive Wear Behaviour of Carbon and Glass Fabrics Reinforced Vinyl Ester Composites

Abstract

The aim of the research article is to study the mechanical and abrasive wear behaviour of carbon and glass fabric reinforced vinyl ester composites. The measured wear volume loss increases with increasing load/abrading distance. However, the specific wear rate decreases with increase in abrading distance and load. The results showed that the highest specific wear rate is for glass fabric reinforced vinyl ester composite with a value of 8.96 × 10−11 m3/Nm and the lowest wear rate is for carbon fabric reinforced vinyl ester composite with a value of 5.84 × 10−11 m3/Nm. Mechanical properties were evaluated and obtained values compared with the wear behaviour. The worn surfaces were examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).