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Development of epoxy-based fiber metal laminate using nanosilica and Abelmoschus esculentus fiber for steam turbine applications

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In this work, a unique fiber-metal laminate for steam turbine applications was created utilizing natural fiber (Abelmoschus esculentus) and nanosilica particles. This study evaluated how surface treatment affected attributes related to load bearing and impact resistance. Prior to creating the composite, the metal foil was shot-blasted, and fiber and particles were silane-treated. The vacuum bag technique was used to create the composites, and oven drying was used. The results showed that adding biosilica enhanced the thermo-mechanical characteristics. In the silane-treated form of the composite designator EON3, a maximum storage modulus of 7.14 GPa with a loss factor of 0.44 was reported. Similar to this, the composite designation EON3 has the maximum fracture toughness at 29.26 MPa/m and the lowest energy release rate at 0.74 MJ/m2. Last but not the least, the composite designation EON2 at 50% of maximal UTS was determined to have the greatest fatigue life counts of 32,811. The treated metal-fiber interface showed enhanced bonding in the SEM morphological and macroscopic pictures. When both the qualities of metal and fiber are required, steam turbine, aerospace, and energy industries may employ these properties-improved composites.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, MEA Engineering College, Malapuram, Kerala, India

    G. Ramesh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Erode, India

    V. C. Uvaraja

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, St. Joseph College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Chennai, India

    B. Gnanasundara Jayaraja

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to Be University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Pravin P. Patil

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Ramesh, G., Uvaraja, V.C., Jayaraja, B.G. et al. Development of epoxy-based fiber metal laminate using nanosilica and Abelmoschus esculentus fiber for steam turbine applications. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 14, 12807–12814 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03529-3

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