Influence of sea shell addition in preparation of epoxy based polymer composites

Mechanical Engineering

Seashell is an organic substance which is abundantly available in the seashores. The contents in the seashell are an attractive thing to utilize it as reinforcement in the polymer composites. The present work focuses on the preparation of the seashell powder and utilization of the same as reinforcement with glass fibres in the preparation of the composite. The composition with three different rages is used for the synthesis. The prepared seashell powder was subjected to SEM and EDAX analysis and the prepared composite samples are subjected to physical and mechanical testing as per ASTM standards. Interesting elemental fixtures are found in the chemical composition of the seashell followed by significant results in hardness and tensile tests were recorded.

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