Experimental investigation on the properties of glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites containing graphene
K. Robinston Jeyasingh Swikker, T. Sankaramoorthy, L. Girisha, Pramod Gopinath, P. Suresh, S. Joe Patrick Gnanaraj
Abstract
Now a days, Composite manufacturing Engineers having a greatest challenge of producing light weight and higher strength composites with more developed technology for manufacturing of structural components of aircraft such as fuselage, wing, aerodynamic bodies of automobiles, stator and rotor blades of gas turbines. The polymer composite material made from glass and Glass/carbon hybrid composites and epoxy resin. Then, at that point the filler material graphene was utilized to build the strength of the glass fiber composites. The Laminate of composite was being made by hand layup process and Vacuum bag Moulding. The laminated composite was being sliced to the necessary measurements according to ASTM norms. Then, at that point different mechanical properties were analysed according to the ASTM norms. Then the influence of nano materials is studied on the glass fibre mechanical properties glass fibre mechanical properties alone, Glass fiber composites with Graphene and Glass/Graphene-enhanced carbon fibre composites. Then the modelling analyses of the components are carried out by Fusion 3600software and the tensile analysis was done utilizing ANSYS 14.5. The carbon and glass fiber with Graphene had shown a higher mechanical strength of the materials. And the modification of G/C FRP composites with Graphene improved the durability more effectively.