Analysis of the mechanical behavior of carbon-kevlar-glass fiber reinforced composite with silicon carbide.

The current work focuses on the manner in which silicon carbide hybridization affects the impact, bending, and hardness testing of silicon carbide particle-reinforced hybrid epoxy composites. Hand lay-up approach was used to create the composites at seven various levels of reinforcement (2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 weight percentage (wt %). The extracted results showed the weight percentage (10 %) has higher impact strength than the other percentages and so it means absorb more energy than the other recipe due to high impact strength (241.61 N). In flexural test, the weight percentage (10%) of the ideal configurations (GF, KF, and CF) have higher flexural strengths (1.56 KN) compared to other percentages. The results from the experiments and the finite element models coincided well, and the simulations accurately predicted the failure processes in the specimens that were tested under flexural stress and impact. Due to its ability to absorb more energy than they allow a body to transmit, silicon carbide nanoparticles are suitable for body armor and vests used by military and police personnel. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]