Experimental Study On The Effect Of Vol% Of Avocado Seed Particulate With 5 Vol% Boron Carbide Reinforced Epoxy Composites On Mechanical & Physical Properties

Abstract

The Increasing Demand For Environmentally Friendly, Lightweight, Stiff, And Durable Products In Today??S World Has Spurred The Development Of Natural Filler Reinforced Polymer Composites. In This Study The Composites Were Fabricated Using Open Mold Casting Method To Determine Effect Of Vol% Of Avocado Seed Powder And B4c On The Characteristics Of Bio-Composite. Epoxy Resin Was Used As The Matrix, While Boron Carbide Powder (Particle Size=75micron) And Avocado Seed Powder Were Employed As Reinforcing Materials. Five Samples Were Created By Varying The Volume Percentage Of Avocado Seed Powder (0, 5, 10, And 15 Vol.%) While Keeping The Boron Carbide (B4c) Powder Constant At 5 Vol.%. The Highest Recorded Tensile Strength, Flexural Strength And Compressive Strength Were 50.22 Mpa, 74.74 Mpa, And 99.56 Mpa, Respectively, Achieved With15 Vol.% Avocado Seed Powder And 5 Vol.% B4c . The Maximum Impact Strength Observed At 34.5Kj/M2 With Neat Epoxy Composite. The Largest Hardness Of 34.26 Hv Was Obtained With 15 Vol.%Avocado Seed Powder And 5 Vol.% B4c . The Minimum Water Absorption Rate (0.17%) Was Achieved With 10 Vol.% Avocado Seed Powder And 5 Vol.% B4c. Additionally, A Smaller Void Content Was Observed At 5 Vol.% Avocado Seed Powder And 5 Vol.% B4c .