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Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy-Based Green Composites

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Processing of Green Composites

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Keeping in view the environmental concerns and depleting petroleum-based resources, the present work proposes to develop epoxy-based green composites based on bagasse filler. The fabricated composite has been investigated for static mechanical properties, i.e., tensile strength, flexural strength, and fracture toughness. Properties have been investigated for varying percentage of filler loading and crosshead speeds. The investigation has revealed an improvement in static mechanical properties, thereby suggesting its application for a wide range of engineering applications.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Silchar, India

    Divya Zindani

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi, India

    Kaushik Kumar

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    J. Paulo Davim

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    Pawan Kumar Rakesh

  2. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Inderdeep Singh

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Zindani, D., Kumar, K., Paulo Davim, J. (2019). Mechanical Behavior of Epoxy-Based Green Composites. In: Rakesh, P., Singh, I. (eds) Processing of Green Composites. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6019-0_6

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