Enhanced interlaminar structure and dynamic mechanical properties of Tectona grandis fiber (TGF)/polypropylene fiber (PPF)/carbon nanotube (CNT) nano composite prepared solid dipping coating process

Alagappan Karthikeyan; Mohan Sekar; Rajendran Selvabharathi

doi:10.1515/polyeng-2024-0001

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Enhanced interlaminar structure and dynamic mechanical properties of Tectona grandis fiber (TGF)/polypropylene fiber (PPF)/carbon nanotube (CNT) nano composite prepared solid dipping coating process

Alagappan Karthikeyan , Mohan Sekar and Rajendran Selvabharathi

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From the journal Journal of Polymer Engineering Volume 44 Issue 6

Abstract

The interlaminar structure and dynamic mechanical properties of Tectona grandis fiber (TGF), polypropylene fiber (PPF), and carbon nanotube (CNT) nano composite were investigated in the current study. In order to improve the mechanical characteristics and microstructure, the present investigations used T. grandis fiber and polypropylene fiber (inorganic–organic) materials mixed with nano composite and epoxy resin. Strong bonding strength and high wear resistance were created by the silane characteristics during the coating process for the outer surface layers. Since CNT nanomaterials were directly reflected onto the outer surface, the microstructure analyses amply demonstrated that hexagonal lattice structure and crystallisation development were detected in the inner surface layer. In order to increase high stiffness and bonding strength, storage modulus and loss modulus values were applied to all composite materials, and the TGF/PPF/CNT composite materials’ hardness value was developed at 112 HV. The tensile strength of TG/PP composite was 46.7 MPa, while that of TGF/PPF/CNT composite was 57.4 MPa. Studies on wear resistance showed unequivocally that the TGF/PPF/CNT composite reduced wear and friction.

Keywords: Tectona grandis fiber; polymer-nano materials; solid dipping coating; microstructure; mechanical properties

Corresponding author: Alagappan Karthikeyan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thamirabharani Engineering College, Tirunelveli, 627358, India, E-mail: alkarthik280@gmail.com

Research ethics: No human and animal studies.
Author contributions: AL. Karthikeyan: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, writing – review & editing. M. Sekar: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, writing – review & editing. R. Selvabharathi: conceptualization, methodology, supervision, writing – review & editing. The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
Research funding: None declared.
Data availability: Not applicable.

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Received: 2024-01-07

Accepted: 2024-02-19

Published Online: 2024-04-26

Published in Print: 2024-07-26

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