Development of high performance granite fine fly dust particle reinforced epoxy composites: structure, thermal, mechanical, surface and high voltage breakdown strength properties

Mohamed Iqbal, M and Alagar, M (2023) Development of high performance granite fine fly dust particle reinforced epoxy composites: structure, thermal, mechanical, surface and high voltage breakdown strength properties. Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 24. pp. 2795-2811. ISSN 22387854

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Abstract

The granite waste generated from the granite cutting and polishing industries contributes to lot of environmental contamination and health hazards. In the present work, an attempt has been made to assess the method to minimise environmental problems associated with granite dust pollution to the possible extent by converting the granite dust waste into value added high voltage electrical insulator products. Two types of epoxy matrices comprising bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether-phenalkamine (ER-1) and bisphenol-A diglycidyl ether-methyl hexahydrophthalic anhydride (ER-2) separately reinforced with varying weight percentages of (20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 wt%) of granite dust. The matrices and composites obtained were characterized for their structural, morphology, hydrophobic properties, thermal stability, mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, thermal resistivity, electrical resistivity, breakdown voltage and dielectric strength behaviour using appropriate analytical testing methods. Data resulted from different studies, it was inferred that the composites prepared using ER-2 possess better properties than those of ER-1. The composites with 100 wt% of cutting waste granite fly dust reinforced ER-2 possesses the higher values of electrical surface resistivity (5.22 × 1012 Ω), and electrical volume resistivity (5.60 × 1013 Ω) than those of neat ER-2 matrix (surface resistivity 4.82 × 109 Ω and volume resistivity 2.48 × 1013 Ω). The breakdown voltage and dielectric strength of ER-2 matrix were increased from 28 ±1 kV and 14 ± 0.5 kV/mm to 34 ±1 kV and 17 ± 0.5 kV/mm respectively, when reinforced with 100 wt % granite dust. The value of breakdown voltage was increased by 22% for 100 wt% granite dust reinforced composites when compared to that of neat epoxy matrix.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Bisphenol-A-diglycidyl ethers; Dielectric strengths; Electrical resistivity; Epoxy composite; Epoxy matrices; Granite fly dust; High voltage insulators; Surface resistivity; Thermal behaviours
Subjects: F Mechanical Engineering > Morphology
F Mechanical Engineering > Tensile testing
G Chemistry > Epoxy compounds
Divisions: Chemistry
Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Depositing User: Users 5 not found.
Date Deposited: 19 Jul 2024 06:41
Last Modified: 19 Aug 2024 04:53
URI: https://ir.psgitech.ac.in/id/eprint/780

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