EFFECT OF GRAPHENE REINFORCEMENT ON THE FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF A THERMOSET EPOXY COMPOSITE

Sagar Patil, T Anil, T Hawal
International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)   unpublished
In this study the effect of Graphene incorporation in different proportions into polymer epoxy was analysed. The graphene epoxy composite was prepared using hand lay-up technique and cured under room temperature and Graphene in varying weight fractions such as 0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%.Three point bending test was conducted on the prepared specimens and the experimental results clearly showed enhancement in the flexural strength and flexural modulus. From the results it was seen that addition of
more » ... increases the surface to volume ratio hence enhances the mechanical properties of the composite. Thus significant rise in mechanical properties by incorporation of graphene into composites was obtained compared to neat epoxy.
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