| Type | Conference |
|---|---|
| Title | Friction and wear characteristics of recycled aerocomposite carbon fibre reinforced polypropylene composites |
| Source | MITC2015-pp 211-212 |
| Author | A.A. Latiff, N. Mohamad, A.R. Jeefferie, M.H.M. Nasir, S. Siti Rahmah, M.A. Mahamood, M.I.H.C. Abdullah, M.F.B. Abdollah |
Incineration or disposal of carbon fiber
waste from the aircraft industry lead to serious energy
consumption and environmental pollution. The use of
this waste as reinforcement is a wise approach to
appreciate the high performance of the carbon fiber. In
this study, the sliding wear and frictional behavior of
recycled aerocomposites grade carbon fiber prepreg
(rCFP) reinforced polypropylene prepared via melt
compounding method using an internal mixer were
studied. The samples were categorized into
polypropylene reinforced by carbon fiber with resin (A)
and carbon fiber without resin (B). Pin on disc method
was utilized to evaluate the effect of rCFP content and
fiber state on tribological performance of the
composites. The results were supported by
morphological analyses using Scanning Electron
Microscopy (SEM). It was found that polymer
composites B for rCFP without resin exhibited better
tribological performance than composites category-A.
The addition of rCFP into polypropylene was observed
to increase its wear resistance with minimum coefficient
of friction was achieved at 3 wt. % of rCFP content for
both polymer composites.