Modeling and analysis for wear performance of coconut shell powder filled glass fiber composite using Taguchi approach

摘要

This paper involves the modeling and analysis of a composite material. Here, the wear properties of the given composite are analyzed and appropriate conclusions are drawn from the tests conducted. The composite material is made up of filling coconut shell powder as the filler material in a glass fibre epoxy material. Polymer materials composites (PMCs) are widely coming into application as a novel material due to its high strength to weight ratio, high stiffness to weight ratio, its ease of processing, significant reduction in cost and its excellent performance in varied conditions. They are finding increasing use in the aerospace, automobile, marine and civil industries in todays world. This study conducted analyzes the influence of independent parameters such as sliding velocity, normal load, filler content and sliding distance on the wear performance of the manufactured composite material. The experiment was conducted using a standard pin on disc setup of a wear and friction testing apparatus. The addition of the extra filler materials greatly influences and optimizes the wear performance of the material.