Performance Evolution of Walnut Shell Particle Filled Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite

Abstract

The choice of using eco-friendly materials in modern industries are the need of an hour. Glass fiber reinforced composites are famous today because of excellent mechanical properties but their non-biodegradable nature restricts the usage in industries. Use of natural fiber in polymer composites are increasing day by day in most of the non-load bearing applications. The synthetic composites with natural fillers provides both structural performance and also reduce the impact on the environment. The comparative performance of the glass-epoxy mixture with and without the influence of walnut shell powder particles was experimentally investigated. The panels are made by compression molding technique. Therefore, in the present study, an attempt was made to prepare and study the mechanical properties of a glass fiber reinforced composite filled with walnut shell powder particles, with different concentrations of fillers.