Fabrication And Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Behaviour of Hybrid Composite with And Without Surface Modification

Abstract

This paper gives an investigation into the morphological analysis of boron carbide and mechanical properties of the Jutton-Glass hybrid polymer nano composite. As reinforcements, hybrid nanoparticles comprising of boron carbide and graphene nano platelets were used. For laying the composites, the vacuum bagging technique was used with the composition of hybrid nano-material taken as 0, 0.25, and 0.5 wt. % of Gr and B₄C) and the samples were testing for mechanical properties as per ASTM standards. The samples prepared have been subjected to various testing’s and the results are reported. Prior to the preparations of composites, the polymer is mixed with surface modified nanomaterial and stability tests were conducted to assess uniform dispersion the aid of U.V. spectroscopy, and the outcomes showed that the samples had been exceptionally uniform over a period of time. It is determined that the mechanical behaviour of hybrid composites, which include 0.5% B₄C and Gr, shows more improved properties than 0.25% B4C and Gr. But the multi-layered samples with graphene also showcased encouraging mechanical properties like hardness and tensile strength.