International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE)
ISSN: 2278-3075, Volume-9 Issue-3, January 2020
417
Published By:
Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering
& Sciences Publication
Retrieval Number: A4620119119/2020©BEIESP
DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.A4620.019320
Abstract: Metal materials like Aluminum, Steel, and Magnesium
etc have been progressively substitute by High – performance
composites with Carbon fiber and Hybrid fiber composite. In
recent days, Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) erstwhile extensively
used in various fields such as aerospace, marine, transportation,
and defense, because of their high strength to weight ratio and
stiffness, good resistance to fatigue and corrosion, desirable
thermal characteristics. In this work two composites laminates
are fabricated one is Carbon – Carbon fiber reinforce composite
and second is Carbon – Aramid Hybrid reinforce composite. Two
laminates were prepared by varying fiber orientation such as 0
0
,
45
0
,90
0
and 30
0
, 60
0
,90
0
. Hand lay – up technique has been
adopted to prepare the specimens as per the ASTM standards are
D3039, D3410and D790. In this project, we are going to find
mechanical properties like Tensile test, Compression test and
Bending test on Carbon - Carbon reinforce composite and Carbon
- Aramid hybrid composite.
Keywords: Fiber-reinforced polymers, Stiffness, Aramid
composites, Carbon fiber, Hand lay-up technique.
I. INTRODUCTION
A composite be both of two materials in which one
of the materials, names as a reinforcing phase, is in the
appearance of fibers, sheets, or particles, and is rooted in the
supplementary materials called the matrix phase. The
reinforcing material and the matrix material can be metal,
ceramic, or polymer. Composites habitually contain a fiber or
element phase that is stiffer and stronger than the continuous
matrix phase and act as the most load-moving member. The
matrix, act like a weight shift intermediate among fibers, and
in fewer cases wherever the masses are difficult, the matrix
might so far include to stand load crossways to the fiber
alignment. The matrix is additional ductile than the fibers and
thus act as a basis of composite hardiness.
Fibers or particles embedded in a matrix of an
additional matter are the finest examples of modern
composite materials, which are usually structural. Laminates
are composite material where diverse layers of material
provide them the precise nature of a composite material has a
precise task to execute. Fabrics comprise no matrix to fall
back on, but in them, fibers of diverse compositions unite to
offer them a precise nature. Reinforcing materials usually
survive greatest load and serve the attractive properties.
Revised Manuscript Received on January 05, 2020
* Correspondence Author
P. Chinna Srinivas Rao*, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India.
T. Prasad, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anurag Group of
Institutions, Hyderabad, India. Email: tatapudi.prasad@gmail.com
Jush Kumar. Siddani Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anurag
Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, India.
II. METHODOLOGY
A. Hand Layup Process:
It is an easiest process and simple for making the composite
laminates. Initially, we apply a release gel on the die face to
keep away from the sticking of polymer to the die face. Lean
plastic sheets are used at the apex and base of the die to
acquire superior surface finish of the laminate.
Reinforcement in the appearance of woven mats or chopped
strand mats is a slice as per the die dimension and positioned
at the face of a die before Perspex sheet. Next, the resin is
mixed systematically in an appropriate ratio with an
approved hardener and pours on the face of on the top of a
mat already placed in the die. The polymer is consistently
stretched with aid of a brush. Next, succeeding layer of the
mat is then positioned on the polymers face and a roller is
moved with a gentle force on the mat resin sheet to get rid of
some air trapped and the surplus resin present. The procedure
is repetitive for every sheet of a resin and mat, until the
requisite layer are stack. Subsequent to insertion the plastic
sheet, release gel is applied on the internal face of the top die
laminate which is then set aside on the stack layer and the
force is apply. After curing either at room temperature or
some specific temperature, die is open and the composite
component is removed and further processed. The schematic
of hand lay-up is shown in figure 1. Moment of curing
depends on the kind of resin applied to make composite. On
behalf of, for the epoxy-based arrangement, standard curing
time at room temperature is 24-48 hours. This technique is
essentially apt for thermosetting polymer-based composites.
Assets and infrastructural necessity is a smaller amount than
compare to other methods. Fabrication rate is fewer and the
high volume portion of reinforcement is complex to attain the
processed composites. It claims in many areas like aircraft
mechanism, automobile part, dais panel, etc.
Fig: 1 Hand Lay – Up Method
B. Material Selection:
“An Experimental Research on Aramid Fiber
added to Carbon Reinforced Fiber Laminate
Plate”
P. Chinna Srinivas Rao, T.Prasad, S. Jush Kumar