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ArticlePolymers2023

Influence of Stacking Sequence on Mechanical Properties of Basalt/Ramie Biodegradable Hybrid Polymer Composites.

Velumayil Ramesh, Krishnasamy Karthik, Robert Cep, Muniyandy Elangovan

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Velumayil RameshDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi 600 062, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1638-147X
Krishnasamy KarthikDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi 600 062, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0056-4669
Robert CepDepartment of Machining, Assembly and Engineering Metrology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-9610-4215
Muniyandy ElangovanDepartment of R&D, Bond Marine Consultancy, London EC1V 2NX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2349-3701
Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology · INVSB - Technical University of Ostrava · CZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, the mechanical properties of basalt/ramie/polyester hybrid composite laminates were investigated. A matrix of 45% polyester was used, as it has good bonding properties between fibers. The composite laminates were fabricated using a hand layup technique, with seven layers stacked in different sequences and impregnated in the polyester matrix to create a hybrid configuration. Tensile, flexural, impact, compression, and hardness tests were conducted according to ASTM standards for mechanical characterization. The results showed that the overall stacking sequence of sample number seven (BRBRBRB) had the highest tensile strength at 120 MPa, impact energy at 8 J, flexural strength at 115 MPa, compression strength at 70 MPa, and hardness of 77. Natural fiber-reinforced composites are being used in current automotive industry applications, such as in electric vehicles.

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flexuralhybrid compositeimpact and hardnessmicrostructure analysisSEMtensile

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PMID36850268
PMCPMC9962832
OpenAlexW4321091014

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