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The present work has been done to investigate the potency of composite material with help of polymer matrix reinforced with graphene and coir fiber at both levels (macro and micro). Graphene and coir fiber are used as hybrid reinforcement and epoxy resin as a matrix to replace aluminum-based callipers which are currently used as an alternate material for polio survivors. By weight of epoxy as a matrix, the addition of graphene and coir was decided. Graphene added was 2% and coir fiber 10% respectively. Coir fibers were reinforced by hand lay-up technique also known as the molding process and graphene was dispersed using an ultrasonic sonicator. To ensure whether the samples used for testing are void-free fabrication was carried out under vacuum. Tensile testing and flexural properties were estimated and then results were compared with commercially used aluminum-based orthotic callipers. The current investigation exhibits the higher strength with relatively lower density and eco-friendly behavior of such natural fibers reinforced composites.

Author

Nisha Kumari; Kaushik Kumar

Publisher

De Gruyter

Published

2022

Language

EN