Mechanical and Tribological Behavior of Functionally Graded Unidirectional Glass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Faculty Engineering Year: 2022
Type of Publication: ZU Hosted Pages:
Authors:
Journal: polymers MDPI Volume:
Keywords : Mechanical , Tribological Behavior , Functionally Graded Unidirectional    
Abstract:
This paper aims to assess experimentally the mechanical and tribological behavior of conventional and functionally graded (FG) polymeric matrix composites reinforced with continuous glass fibers. The small punch test (SPT) and a pin-on-disc device were used in the present work to examine the mechanical and wear behavior, respectively. The hand lay-up technique was used in the present investigation to manufacture the conventional and FG composites. Various wooden looms with different nailed spacing were employed to manufacture the FG composites. According to test type, the FG composite is composed of four and ten layers, with a different glass fiber volume of fraction (Vf%) for each layer. In addition, the finite element simulation based on Hashin’s failure criterion and cohesive zone modeling was used to show the progressive failure and give more explanation regarding the flexural behavior of such composites. The present results indicate that the wear rate of an FG composite could be affected by many factors, including the disk speed, applied load, the composite layers number, and average glass fiber volume fraction. On the other hand, the arrangement of layers in the composite materials by variation of Vf% for each layer can improve the wear rate and value of the ultimate load before the fracture of the composite material when subjected to SPT. The experimental and numerical results for all SPT specimens showed that the fracture of the SPT specimens began beneath the punch tip and grew along the fiber direction. The ultimate flexural capacity of FG composites increased by 30% compared with the conventional composites.
   
     
 
       

Author Related Publications

  • Mahmoud Mohamed Atta Mhmmud, "MECHANICAL AND BOND BEHAVIOR OF AN ADVANCED QURANIC METAL-MATRIXCOMPOSITE MATERIAL (QMMC)", ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, 2019 More
  • Mahmoud Mohamed Atta Mhmmud, "Effects of composite patching on cyclic crack tip deformation of cracked pinned metallic joints", Taylor & Francis, 2020 More
  • Mahmoud Mohamed Atta Mhmmud, "Flexural behavior of functionally graded polymeric composite beams", SAGE, 2021 More
  • Mahmoud Mohamed Atta Mhmmud, "Effects of composite patching on cyclic crack tip deformation of cracked pinned metallic joints", Taylor & Francis Group, 2021 More
  • Mahmoud Mohamed Atta Mhmmud, "Flexural behavior of functionally graded polymeric composite beams", SAGE Publications, 2022 More

Department Related Publications

  • Soliman Soliman Soliman Alieldien, "A first-order shear deformation finite element model for elastostatic analysis of laminated composite plates and the equivalent functionally graded plates", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2011 More
  • Soliman Soliman Soliman Alieldien, "Size-dependent analysis of functionally graded ultra-thin films", Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 4 (2012) 431-448, 2012 More
  • Soliman Soliman Soliman Alieldien, "Bending Analysis of Ultra-thin Functionally Graded Mindlin Plates Incorporating Surface Energy Effects", International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2013 More
  • Soliman Soliman Soliman Alieldien, "Finite element analysis of functionally graded nano-scale films", Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2013 More
  • Soliman Soliman Soliman Alieldien, "Finite Element Analysis of the Deformation of Functionally Graded Plates under Thermomechanical Loads", Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013 More
Tweet