Fabrication and Mechanical Characterization of Glass fibre reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites using Fly ash/Nano clay/Zinc oxide as filler

Abstract

In this work the characterization of the mechanical behaviour of glass fibre reinforced epoxy hybrid composites were carried out. With three types of fillers- Nano clay- Zinc oxide- fly ash at different weight ratios and combinations were dispersed with matrix material epoxy by ultra-sonication method. Epoxy glass composites with various fillers were fabricated by hand lay-up technique. Mechanical characterization of Glass fibre reinforced Epoxy Hybrid Composites using Fly ash/Nano clay/Zinc oxide as filler were carried out for tests for tensile, flexural and impact strength properties. Experimental analysis shows Nano clay/fly ash epoxy composites show comparatively higher tensile and impact strength. While Zinc oxide/fly ash epoxy glass composite exhibited better flexural strength. Hybrid filler material dispersed glass fibre reinforced composites can be used for structural application as properties it processes are higher as compared to plain glass fibre reinforced epoxy composites.