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Experimental Investigation of High Filler Loading of SiO2 on the Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Natural PALF fibre-Based Hybrid Composite

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This work aims to investigate the effect of high filler loadings of SiO2 nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of pineapple leaf fiber (PALF) epoxy hybrid composites. The compression molding process was used to create the composite. To achieve the aforementioned goals, the blends were made using 25% PALF and varied weight proportions (3 wt%, 6 wt%, and 9 wt%) of SiO2 nanoparticles. Tensile, bending, impact, interlaminar shear, shoreline D hardness, and dynamic mechanical analysis were all evaluated. SEM was used to examine the morphology of the materials, and an FTIR spectrometer was used to look for the presence of organic chemicals in fiber-reinforced composite materials. The findings show that adding 25% PALF fiber and 6% SiO2 nanoparticles (D-type) to the epoxy polymer improved the thermal and mechanical properties of the composites. Even the high filler content of SiO2 (E-type) reveals the highest mechanical strength compared to the A and B types. It can be attributed to the improved interaction and homogeneous dispersion of the fillers and epoxy polymers. Moreover, the water uptake parameters of all samples were studied. The findings showed that the inclusion of reinforcements boosts the water uptake of the composite significantly. The initial deterioration rate of the SiO2-incorporated hybrids is almost the same, at about 400 °C, which is considerably greater than that of the beginning breakdown temperatures of PALF (300 °C), according to the thermography results. Due to that, the inorganic SiO2-filled PALF-reinforced polymer composites have increased degradability and generate less environmental pollution, and these biocomposites have demonstrated application in the construction, packaging, furnishings, automobile, and biotechnological domains.

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    Velmurugan G, Siva Shankar V, Kalil Rahiman M & Nagaraj M

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Joseph’s Institute of Technology, OMR, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 119, India

    Elil Raja D

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 602 105, India

    Nagalakshmi T J

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G, V., V, S. ., M, K. . et al. Experimental Investigation of High Filler Loading of SiO2 on the Mechanical and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Natural PALF fibre-Based Hybrid Composite. Silicon 15, 5587–5602 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12633-023-02464-w

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