Affiliation:
1. Mechanical Design and Production Engineering Department, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
2. Bilbis Higher Institute of Engineering (BHIE), Bilbis, Sharqia, Egypt
Abstract
Glass reinforced epoxy composite tubes filled with 1, 2, 3, and 4 wt. % of HNC, MC, Al2O3, SiO2, and SiC nanofillers were fabricated using wet-wrapping process by hand lay-up and tested under quasi-static axial loadings. Crashworthiness parameters and failure modes were recorded. Results indicated that EAC and the specimens’ failure modes are dominated by the type and wt. % of the embedded nanofillers. As compared to pristine glass/epoxy tubes, an enhancement of 230.42, 243.30, 286.43, and 336.12% in the absorbed energy ( U) was attained by the addition of 1, 2, 3, and 4 wt. % of HNC, respectively. An improvement of 21.93, 87.35, 225.99, and 318.07% in U was achieved by the inclusion of 1, 2, 3, and 4 wt. % of MC, respectively. An enhancement of 17.66, 51.63, and 71.94% in U was reported by the integration of 1, 2, and 3% of nano-Al2O3. Whilst a reduction of 31.16% was noticed for 4 wt. % of nano-Al2O3. The incorporation of nano-SiO2 and nano-SiC exhibits a reduction in U of the fabricated tubes. Composites filled with 4 wt. % of HNC has the highest load carrying capacity and EAC of 32.75 kN and 1110.84 J, respectively. So, they seem to be the best appropriate choice for energy absorbing elements. Glass/epoxy composite tubes filled with HNC, MC, and Al2O3 show outstanding energy absorption characteristics. However, specimens filled with SiO2 and SiC nanofillers are ineffective in the crashworthiness applications.
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Polymers and Plastics,Materials Science (miscellaneous),Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
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