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In this study, the reinforcing effect of sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers on epoxy polymer composites' physical, mechanical, and thermal characteristics is reported. The design of the experiment as per central composite design-response surface methodology and artificial neural network scheme was chosen, in order to predict the optimal influence of sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers as 1.38 to 5.62 wt.%. From the analysis of variance outcomes, it was observed that sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers were essential to the mechanical characteristics. To maximize the flexural properties, the optimal contents of sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers were observed to be 3.5 wt.% and 3.5 wt.%, respectively. From the predicted vs. actual, cook's distance, and residual graphs, it was observed that there is a better agreement between the developed model and experimental outcomes. Incorporating sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers in epoxy resin enhanced the physical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics. Scanning electron microscope examination of epoxy hybrid composite affirmed the uniform distribution of sugarcane bagasse and alumina micro-fillers in the epoxy matrix that affected the enhanced mechanical, physical, and thermal stability characteristics of the composite material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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