Influences of Various Thermal Cyclic Behaviours on Thermo Adsorption/Mechanical Characteristics of Epoxy Composite Enriched with Basalt Fiber

Influences of Various Thermal Cyclic Behaviours on Thermo Adsorption/Mechanical Characteristics of Epoxy Composite Enriched with Basalt Fiber P. Karthikeyan Department of Aerospace EngineeringAgni College of TechnologyChennai600130 TamilnaduIndia L. Prabhu Department of Mechanical EngineeringAarupadai Veedu Institute of TechnologyChennai603104 TamilnaduIndia B. Bhuvaneswari Department of Electronics and Communication EngineeringPanimalar Engineering CollegeChennai600123 TamilnaduIndia K. Yokesvaran Department of Aerospace EngineeringAgni College of TechnologyChennai600130 TamilnaduIndia A. Jerin Department of Mechanical EngineeringVels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced StudiesChennai600117 TamilnaduIndia R. Saravanan Department of Mechanical EngineeringSaveetha School of EngineeringSIMATSChennai602105 TamilnaduIndia S. Raghuvaran Department of Mechanical EngineeringK. Ramakrishnan College of EngineeringTrichy621112 TamilnaduIndia Kassu Negash Department of Mechanical EngineeringFaculty of ManufacturingInstitute of TechnologyHawassa UniversityEthiopia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-3921 Shubham Sharma Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity Centre for Research and DevelopmentChandigarh University140413 MohaliPunjabIndia Debabrata Barik

Exposure to advanced materials with unique thermomechanical characteristics has fulfilled the requirements of automotive, marine, and structural industries. The current research investigates the thermal adsorption and mechanical properties of epoxy composite enriched by basalt fiber via resin moulding technique with an applied pressure of 2 bar. Hydrophobic and dynamic analyzer tests developed composite’s adsorption storage and loss modulus with 10, 30, 50, 70, 90, and 110 thermal cycles under 18°C to 150°C. ASTM test standards evaluated the effect of the thermal cyclic process on mechanical properties. The composite contained 45 vol% basalt fiber with 90 thermal cycles and found higher adsorption storage modulus, elasticity, tensile strength, and flexural strength of 9200 GPa, 80 GPa, 229 MPa, and 398 MPa, respectively. The thermal adsorption loss modulus was limited by 12% on 90 thermal cycles at 150°C compared to 10 thermal cycles.
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