Modeling of Mechanical Properties and Morphological Analysis of Glass Fiber Nylon 6 Composite

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10.2991/cmes-15.2015.57How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Glass fiber, nylon 6, polymer matrix composite, modeling, morphological analysis.

Abstract

The polymer matrix composite material has higher structural efficiency at lower weights as compared to metallic structures, so that they are found in aircraft, space shuttle, automobile and many more industrial applications. In present work, the glass fibers were 15 %, 30 % and 40 % reinforced by weight in nylon 6 matrix materials for characterisation of mechanical properties. The specimens were fabricated by injection molding as per ASTM. The mechanical properties of glass fiber nylon 6 composites were improved remarkably by adding the glass fiber percentage. The curve fitting technique was used to develop the model for mechanical properties; the developed models are useful to predict the mechanical properties. A perceptible saving of time can be achieved using these models for different combinations of fiber and matrix material. The fiber matrix morphology of the developed composite was examined using scanning electron microscope (SEM).

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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Piyush P. Gohil
AU  - Jitendra M. Mistry
AU  - Vijay P. Chaudhary
PY  - 2015/04
DA  - 2015/04
TI  - Modeling of Mechanical Properties and Morphological Analysis of Glass Fiber Nylon 6 Composite
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Civil, Materials and Environmental Sciences
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 196
EP  - 200
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/cmes-15.2015.57
DO  - 10.2991/cmes-15.2015.57
ID  - Gohil2015/04
ER  -