Effects of jute fibre content on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of the composites in structural applications

Due to notable characteristics, sustainability concept and environmental issues, hybridisation natural with synthetic fibres to fabricate composites have been rapidly gaining market share in different applications (structural, military, aerospace and automotive vehicles). Compression, tension and fatigue tests of various stacking sequences of plain jute/carbon reinforced (PVB) polyvinyl butyral by hot hydraulic press technique were experimentally conducted. Six types of fabricated composites with various constituents (jute, carbon and their hybrids) were fabricated and tested. Notably, fatigue lifetime of hybrids increases with increasing the carbon content relative to the jute fibre content. On the other hand, Jute composites possess high strain compared to pure carbon composite, which gives an overall improvement in mechanical behaviours. Interestingly, H1 hybrid with Carbon/Jute/Carbon sequences offers similar fatigue stiffness behaviour of H3 hybrid with Carbon/Jute/Carbon/Jute sequences when subjected to cyclic loading. Carbon composite (C) exhibited the highest fatigue resistance, whiles jute composite (J) possessed the highest strain and semi brittle trends in both mechanical and fatigue performance. Results concluded that plain jute fibres could partially replace high-cost synthetic carbon fibres to produce more eco-friendly hybrids to be utilised in different composites industries.     

FeAlCrNbB金属间化合物复合涂层的制备与表征

研究开发了一种FeAlCrNbB新型喷涂粉芯丝材,并结合自动化高速电弧喷涂工艺制备了该材料的复合涂层,分析了涂层的常规力学性能、组织结构和油润滑条件下的滑动摩擦磨损性能,并和常规FeAl涂层进行了对比。结果显示:FeAlCrNbB涂层具有相对较高的显微硬度和拉伸结合强度、低的孔隙率,组织致密,形成了由Fe-Al金属间化合物相、氧化物以及少量非晶和纳米晶组成的复合结构,由于这种复合结构的材料特征,使涂层具备较好的耐磨损性能。