Effect of Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation on Mechanical Behavior of Bi-directional Carbon Fabric Reinforced Epoxy Composites Impregnated with Fly Ash Cenosphere Particles

Autor: S. M. Vinu Kumar, K. L. Senthil Kumar, Bheemappa Suresha
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Springer Proceedings in Materials ISBN: 9789811583186
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8319-3_1
Popis: The present paper discusses about the effect of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the mechanical properties of unfilled and fly ash cenosphere (CSP) filled carbon-epoxy (C-E) composites. The laminates of composites were fabricated using hand layup process and followed by autoclave curing technique. Fabricated composites were exposed UV radiation (320 nm of wave length) for 336 hours under the constant temperature of 50 degree celcius. Results showed that as weight gain (%) for the flexural sample decreases as the period of UV exposurer increases. However, impact samples showed synergetic behavior in weight gain (%). Flexural strength and flexural modulus were found to be high for UV exposed sample compared to unexposed one. In overall, unconditioned sample exhibited higher impact strength compared to UV exposed samples.
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