Prediction of Elastic Properties of Micro Particle (B4C) Reinforced Polymer Composites Using Finite Element Analysis and Analytical Expressions
Journal Title: International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 10
Abstract
Particle reinforced Composite (PRC) materials are also an important class of polymer composites and these are also used for different engineering applications. Improvements in mechanical properties of this class of materials are under research for diversified applications. The present research work is focused on the evolution of the mechanical properties of the PRC where spherical shaped B4C particles of diameter in microns are reinforced in a Polymer matrix. The effectiveness of the particle contribution regarding Elastic properties of Particle Reinforced Composite at various particle weight fractions is examined by Finite Element Analysis. The experimental approach is the best way to determine the properties of the composite but it is expensive and time-consuming. Therefore, FEM and analytical methods are the viable methods for the determination of the composite properties. The Finite element results were obtained by adopting Micromechanics approach in association with Finite Element Method. Assuming a uniform distribution of particles and considering one unit-cell of the whole array, the properties of the composite materials are determined. The predicted Elastic properties from FEA is compared with analytical results. Results suggested that B4C particles are good reinforcement for the enhancement of Elastic properties of Polypropylene.
Authors and Affiliations
Sai Krishna Golla, P. Prasanthi
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP22735
- DOI http://doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2016.10072
- Views 276
- Downloads 4
Study of Accident Control System in Automobile in India
In this paper we studied that in every year number of accident in India due to not using safety precautions like don’t drink and drive, not wearing seatbelt, not using vehicles in proper maintenance, etc. In India one d...
An Efficient QOS-Oriented Distributed Routing Protocol for Hybrid Wireless Networks
It has been observed that, from last few decades wireless technology is gaining popularity in the communication world. In these days, a person sitting at one place can communicate and access the resources of another pla...
Selection of Suitable General Circulation Model and Future Climate Assessment of Kashmir Valley
Many impact studies require climate change information at a finer resolution than that provided by Global Climate Models (GCMs). Climate change scenarios developed from Global Climate Models (GCMs) are the initial sourc...
Taguchi Approach for Experimental Investigation to Minimize Surface Roughness for Turning EN 24 Steel
The main aim of this paper is to optimize the material removal rate (MRR) in turning process. Taguchi methodology is used as an optimization tool to optimize the turning process. The input parameters for turning process...
Automatic Scheduling of Charging and Pushing Sequence of Coke Ovens
Most of the coke oven plants have the manual schedule for pushing and charging sequence of the coke ovens. The manual schedule gives rise to several problems which affect the process time and simultaneously affecting th...