(Revue des Composites et des Matériaux Avancés-Journal of Composite and Advanced Materials, 2020-11-20) Ezechukwu, Vincent C.; . Nwobi-Okoye, Chukwuemeka C; Atanmo, Philip N.
The numerical approach for the study of wear performance of breadfruit seed shell ash
particles (BFSAp) and Sodium hydroxide (OH)/silane (APS)functionalized Momordica
angustisepala fiber (MAf)/epoxy hybrid composites were investigated. The MAf fibers
were treated with an OH-APS solution. Hardness values, wear rate and wear mechanism
of the samples were determined. A 65.82% improvement in wear resistance was obtained
at the load of 30N of 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp composite. The wear rate and wear
damage followed in this order: epoxy(matrix)˂epoxy/30wt%MAf 20wt%BFSAp˂epoxy/OH-APS treated 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp composites. The
wear mechanism observed in this work is a combination of abrasive and adhesive wear.
High wear resistance was obtained in epoxy/OH-APS treated 30wt%MAf-20wt%BFSAp
composites