Tribological Behaviour of Hybrid Natural Fiber Polymer Composites with Novel Fillers

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Abstract

This study has been carried out to demonstrate the tribological behavior of
natural fiber-based polyester hybrid composite with novel filler materials. The
reinforcement fibers considered in this study are Jute and Coir fiber. The filler
materials selected in this work are copper slag (final waste from the copper extraction)
and Nanoclay (Montmorillonite K10). The percentage of both reinforcement fibers and
fillers has been changed, and the analyses have been carried out. Experiments were
conducted on the specimen based on Taguchi’s design of experimental technique. L9
Orthogonal array is selected for analysis, and Grey Relational Analysis (G.R.A.) is
introduced to determine the better combination of reinforcement and filler to provide
better wear resistance and coefficient of friction. Also, a statistical analysis is
performed to find the influence of input parameters.

Keywords: ANOVA, Coefficient of Friction, Coir Fiber, Composite Material, Compression Moulding, Copper slag, Grey Relational Analysis, Hybrid Fiber, Hybrid Filler, Jute Fiber, Multi-Objective Optimization, Nanoclay, Natural Fiber, Orthogonal Array, Parameter Optimization, Pin on Disc Wear Test, Polymer Composites, Taguchi Technique, Tribological behavior, Wear.