Ezechukwu, Vincent C.. Nwobi-Okoye, Chukwuemeka CAtanmo, Philip N.2023-08-212023-08-212020-11-20http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2049The 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 compositesenMomordica angustisepala fiberbreadfruit seed shellmicrostructure and wearVictor S. AigbodionNigeriaPowerACE: Sustainable Power and Energy DevelopmentUniversity of Nigeria NsukkaACE_SPEDArticle