WEAR STUDY ON HYBRID NATURAL FIBER EPOXY COMPOSITE MATERIALS USED AS AUTOMOTIVE BODY SHELL

This paper constitutes the study of 40% jute mat fiber, 40% epoxy resin, 20% coconut shell powder. Composite
material used as bio-material characterization epoxy composite material with the low density, economical and the
mechanical behavior. Epoxy resin IY556 as the matrix material and the hardness –IIY951 with the natural fibers as the
ERP material. Randomly continuous long fiber orientation of Jute mat with stitched and unstitched condition. The plates
are manufactured by hand layup fabrication method; the specimens are prepared (300x300x3mm). Test specimens were
prepared and conducted the standard samples test. The analysis were performed by using a pin-on-disk equipment and is performed under the ASTM G-99 standard for the PIN-ON-DISK wear test conducted in this research the specimens were
a pin with a rounded tip, which is positioned perpendicular to a flat circular disk. It is found that substantial improvements in tribological properties.