Dry sliding behaviour of boron waste reinforced epoxy matrix composites

Abstract

The demand for utilization of boron wastes related to the generation of massiveamounts in each year is on the rise. In order to meet this growing need and demandfor fabrication of environmentally friendly products, epoxy matrix compositescontaining 60 wt% of boron wastes was developed. The influence of boron wasteaddition and the particle size of boron waste on epoxy matrix composites onphysico-mechanical and tribological properties were evaluated. It was found that,hardness, flexural modulus and wear resistance properties were increased withthe incorporation of boron wastes. Wear resistance increased with increasingboron waste particle size. The lowest specific wear rate was achieved for thelargest particle size added composites. The physico-mechanical properties aswell as microstructure wear behavior correlation were evaluated comprehensively.