Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers
The use of bio-fruit waste has more attention in recent years because of the low cost of bio-fibers and the protection of the environment. In this study, the epoxy was reinforced with fruit residues (cantaloupe peel powder) in proportions (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% by weight) as results of m...
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| description | The use of bio-fruit waste has more attention in recent years because of the low cost of bio-fibers and the protection of the environment. In this study, the epoxy was reinforced with fruit residues (cantaloupe peel powder) in proportions (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% by weight) as results of mechanical tests such as impact, hardness, flexural and compression.
Adding sub microns particle size cantaloupe peels particles with a weight ratio of 7.5% improves the epoxy mechanical properties, like impact strength, hardness, flexural strength, and compression strength by 59.43%, 5.8%, 45.7%, and 118.2%, respectively.
Using X-ray diffraction, the crystallite size ( D) of cantaloupe peel the powder was about (3 nm).
In this research, Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the morphology of the (epoxy/7.5 % cantaloupe peel powder) composite and to interpret the improvement in epoxy mechanical properties. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d467ea1ded8c494bb4c9a24724f4a9e82023-02-01T08:52:15ZengUniversity of BaghdadIbn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences1609-40422521-34072023-01-0136113914810.30526/36.1.29104281Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel FibersRand B. Lutfi0Widad H. Jassim1Department of Phesics , College of Education for Pure Sciences, Ibn Al – Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.Department of Phesics , College of Education for Pure Sciences, Ibn Al – Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.The use of bio-fruit waste has more attention in recent years because of the low cost of bio-fibers and the protection of the environment. In this study, the epoxy was reinforced with fruit residues (cantaloupe peel powder) in proportions (1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, 5%, 7.5%, and 10% by weight) as results of mechanical tests such as impact, hardness, flexural and compression. Adding sub microns particle size cantaloupe peels particles with a weight ratio of 7.5% improves the epoxy mechanical properties, like impact strength, hardness, flexural strength, and compression strength by 59.43%, 5.8%, 45.7%, and 118.2%, respectively. Using X-ray diffraction, the crystallite size ( D) of cantaloupe peel the powder was about (3 nm). In this research, Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine the morphology of the (epoxy/7.5 % cantaloupe peel powder) composite and to interpret the improvement in epoxy mechanical properties.https://jih.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/j/article/view/2910keywords: epoxy, impact strength, compression strength, cantaloupe peel fibers |
| spellingShingle | Rand B. Lutfi Widad H. Jassim Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences keywords: epoxy, impact strength, compression strength, cantaloupe peel fibers |
| title | Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers |
| title_full | Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers |
| title_fullStr | Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers |
| title_short | Improving the Mechanical Properties of Epoxy by Adding Sub-micron Cantaloupe Peel Fibers |
| title_sort | improving the mechanical properties of epoxy by adding sub micron cantaloupe peel fibers |
| topic | keywords: epoxy, impact strength, compression strength, cantaloupe peel fibers |
| url | https://jih.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/j/article/view/2910 |
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