Physico-Mechanical Properties and Taguchi Optimized Abrasive Wear of Alkali Treated and Fly Ash Reinforced Himalayan Agave Fiber Polyester Composite.

Overall, Figure 5(d) has a minimum wear rate as compared to Figure 5(a), Figure 5(b), and Figure 5(c) due to fewer cavities and better interlocking of fiber with polyester resin form in HA15/15 fabricated composite in comparison to untreated polyester resin (PC) and other alkali-treated agave fiber composites. Keywords: Natural fiber; composite; fly-ash; agave fiber; physical and mechanical properties; abrasive wear; Taguchi analysis; ; ; ; ; ; ; EN Natural fiber composite fly-ash agave fiber physical and mechanical properties abrasive wear Taguchi analysis ZH 9269 9282 14 11/21/22 20221220 NES 221220 Introduction Nowadays, natural fiber (NF) extracted from the lignocellulosic plant along with surface modification or without surface modification as reinforced in the polymer-based composite are used frequently in many engineering applications like automotive and aerospace industries, gears, braking systems, naval architecture, low-level transportation, rollers, and other automatic office machinery (Acharya and Mishra [1]; Kumar et al. [16]). Usually, the alkali-treated fiber with the composition of FA and fiber content enhanced the fabricated composite modulus to improve the hardness of the composite (Goriparthi, Suman, and Mohan Rao [7]). [Extracted from the article]