Effect of Marble Dust on the Mechanical, Morphological, and Wear Performance of Basalt Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Structural Applications

Abhinay Singh Rajawat; Sanjeev Singh; Brijesh Gangil; Lalit Ranakoti; Shubham Sharma; Muhammad Rizal Muhammad Asyraf; Muhammad Rizal Razman

doi:10.3390/polym14071325

Effect of Marble Dust on the Mechanical, Morphological, and Wear Performance of Basalt Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy Composites for Structural Applications

Polymers (Basel). 2022 Mar 24;14(7):1325. doi: 10.3390/polym14071325.

Authors

Abhinay Singh Rajawat¹, Sanjeev Singh¹, Brijesh Gangil², Lalit Ranakoti³, Shubham Sharma^{4

5}, Muhammad Rizal Muhammad Asyraf⁶, Muhammad Rizal Razman⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharana Pratap College of Technology, Gwalior 474406, Madhya Pradesh, India.
² Mechanical Engineering Department, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar-Garhwal 246174, Uttarakhand, India.
³ Mechanical Engineering Department, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Dehradun 248003, Uttarakhand, India.
⁴ University Center for Research & Development, Mechanical Engineering Department, Chandigarh University, Mohali 140413, Punjab, India.
⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Main Campus-Kapurthala, IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala 144603, Punjab, India.
⁶ Institute of Energy Infrastructure, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia.
⁷ Research Centre for Sustainability Science and Governance (S.G.K.), Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (U.K.M.), Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia.

Abstract

The reinforcement of natural fibre and fillers in polymer resin is the latest trend followed by research groups and industries for the development of sustainable composites. Basalt fibre and waste marble powder are naturally occurring substances used to enhanced polymer properties. The present research examined the effect of both basalt fibre and waste marble powder in epoxy resin. The hand lay-up method was employed to fabricate the composite and test for mechanical and wear behaviour. The tensile, flexural, and impact energy were enhanced up to 7.5 wt. % of WMP, and the Vickers hardness of epoxy enhanced every state of reinforcement of WMP. The specific wear rate was observed to be increased with the addition of WMP until 7.5 wt. %. Scanning electron microscopy was performed to examine the nature of fractured surface wear phenomena.

Keywords: SEM analysis; basalt fibre; marble dust; mechanical; sliding wear.

Grants and funding

LESTARI UKM: PP/LESTARI/2022, and XX-2021-002./Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) for the financial support through research grants, Dana Pecutan Penerbitan - LESTARI UKM: PP/LESTARI/2022, and XX-2021-002.