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Investigation of glass/epoxy laminate composites reinforced with bio-particles under mechanical loading

  • Halis Kandas

    Halis Kandas, born in 1993, received his BSc degree in 2016 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, his MSc degree in 2018 at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is currently a PhD student at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is a 100/2000 scholarship program student. His areas of research are impact behaviours of composite structures, post impact behaviours of composite plates, particle reinforced composites and ageing of composite materials.

         and Okan Ozdemir

    Dr. Okan Ozdemir, born in 1987, received his BSc degree in 2010 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, his MSc degree in 2012 and his PhD degree in 2015 at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty in Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is co-author of twenty-five international journal article and studied two scientific projects supported from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK).

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From the journal Materials Testing Volume 65 Issue 3

Abstract

In this paper, the effects of particle reinforcement on the tensile, compression and flexural properties, as well as the influence of cross head speed on the quasi-static punch shear properties of glass/epoxy composites are investigated. Laminated composites, which are manufactured by hand lay-up method consist of six layers of stitched glass fibers. As the particle reinforcement materials, pinecone and acorn powders with 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 wt% ratios are used for the manufacturing of composites. The quasi-static punch shear behaviour of composites is elucidated at a room temperature through the force – deformation curves and the energy graphs at different test speeds (i.e., 1, 10 and 20 mm min−1). According to the experimental findings of quasi-static punch shear tests, it is concluded that the maximum contact force of each composite increases along with the punch shear test speed. Compressive strength of the acorn reinforced specimens shows their highest compressive value at the particle amount of 5 wt%, while pinecone-reinforced composites exhibit their highest compressive strength at the particle ratio of 2 wt%.

Keywords: bio-composites; glass fibres; mechanical properties; particle reinforced composites; quasi-static indentation
Corresponding author: Okan Ozdemir, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, 35390, Türkiye, E-mail:

Funding source: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

Award Identifier / Grant number: 1649B031902841

About the authors

Halis Kandas

Halis Kandas, born in 1993, received his BSc degree in 2016 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, his MSc degree in 2018 at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is currently a PhD student at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is a 100/2000 scholarship program student. His areas of research are impact behaviours of composite structures, post impact behaviours of composite plates, particle reinforced composites and ageing of composite materials.

Okan Ozdemir

Dr. Okan Ozdemir, born in 1987, received his BSc degree in 2010 at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, his MSc degree in 2012 and his PhD degree in 2015 at the Mechanics branch of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty in Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye. He is co-author of twenty-five international journal article and studied two scientific projects supported from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK).

Acknowledgment

The first author would like to thank YÖK 100/2000 Program of The Higher Education Council for the support it received throughout his PhD.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The first author would like to thank the 2211-A program (Grant Number: 1649B031902841) of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for providing support to his research at the Dokuz Eylul University.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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Published Online: 2023-03-08
Published in Print: 2023-03-28

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https://doi.org/10.1515/mt-2022-0289
Keywords for this article
bio-composites; glass fibres; mechanical properties; particle reinforced composites; quasi-static indentation

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  2. Effect of alloying elements on mechanical behaviour of Cu-Zn-Sn bronzes
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  6. Effects of deep cryogenic treatment with different holding times on the mechanical properties of Al 7050-T7451 alloy friction stir welding
  7. Additive manufacturing and characterization of a stainless steel and a nickel alloy
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  12. Hydride formation mechanisms in Zr-containing amorphous alloys during sample preparation and atom probe tomography
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  14. Investigation of glass/epoxy laminate composites reinforced with bio-particles under mechanical loading
  15. Nondestructive microstructural characterization of austempered ductile iron
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