Investigation of flexural properties of epoxy composite by utilizing graphene nanofillers and natural hemp fibre reinforcement Hallad, SA, Ganachari, SV, Soudagar, MEM, Banapurmath, NR, Hunashyal, AM, Fattah, IMR, Hussain, F, Mujtaba, MA, Afzal, A, Kabir, Mohammad Sharear and Elfasakhany, A 2022, Investigation of flexural properties of epoxy composite by utilizing graphene nanofillers and natural hemp fibre reinforcement, Polymers and Polymer Composites, vol. 30, doi: 10.1177/09673911221093646. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Investigation of flexural properties of epoxy composite by utilizing graphene nanofillers and natural hemp fibre reinforcement Author(s) Hallad, SA Ganachari, SV Soudagar, MEM Banapurmath, NR Hunashyal, AM Fattah, IMR Hussain, F Mujtaba, MA Afzal, A Kabir, Mohammad Sharear orcid.org/0000-0002-8037-2132 Elfasakhany, A Journal name Polymers and Polymer Composites Volume number 30 Publisher P Publication date 2022-04-02 ISSN 0967-3911 1478-2391 Keyword(s) Science & Technology Technology Physical Sciences Materials Science, Characterization & Testing Materials Science, Composites Polymer Science Materials Science Graphene nanoparticles hemp fibres three-point loading flexure strength thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES CARBON NANOTUBES POLYMER STRENGTH Summary This study aims to determine the optimum reinforcement required to attain the best combination of flexural strength of modified green composites (graphene oxide + hemp fibre reinforced epoxy composites) for potential use in structural applications. An attempt was also made for the combination of graphene and hemp fibres to enhance load-bearing ability. The infusion of hemp and graphene was made by the weight of the base matrix (epoxy composite). Results showed that graphene reinforcement at 0.4 wt.% of matrix showed load-sustaining capacity of 0.76 kN or 760 MPa. In the case of hemp fibre reinforcement at 0.2 wt.% of the matrix, infusion showed enhanced load-bearing ability (0.79 kN or 790 MPa). However, the combination of graphene (0.1 wt.% graphene nanofillers) and hemp (5 wt.% hemp fibre) indicated a load-sustaining ability of 0.425 kN or 425 MPa, whereas maximum deflection was observed for specimen with hemp 7.5 % + graphene 0.2 % with 1.9 mm. Graphene addition to the modified composites in combination with natural fibres showed promising results in enhancing the mechanical properties under study. Moreover, graphene-modified composites exhibited higher thermal resistance compared to natural fibre reinforced composites. However, when nanofiller reinforcement exceeded a threshold value, the composites exhibited reduced flexural strength as a result of nanofiller agglomeration. DOI 10.1177/09673911221093646 Indigenous content off Field of Research 03 Chemical Sciences 09 Engineering Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30167115 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Institute for Frontier Materials Open Access Collection GTP Research Related Links Link Description Link to full text (Open Access) Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 28 Apr 2022, 09:01:03 EST Fri, 29 Apr 2022, 08:16:07 EST Fri, 13 May 2022, 06:06:52 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 09:20:17 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 12:13:12 EST Fri, 08 Jul 2022, 13:21:33 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 6 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 28 Apr 2022, 09:01:03 EST