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Polyester composites are commonly used nowadays in industrial applications such as bearing materials, brake pads materials and flooring materials. In this work, polyester composites reinforced with Corn Husk Waste (CHW) are proposed to be used as new engineering materials with improved mechanical and frictional behavior. Cylindrical pins with 10 mm diameter and 30 mm height were prepared as test specimens. Two factors have been taken into consideration when designing the experiment; the size and weight of the added particles. A Pin-on-disk tribometer has been designed and constructed to perform measurements of the friction coefficient for proposed composites. WP300.20 universal testing device was used to investigate the mechanical properties of polyester composite. Results show that agricultural wastes (corn husk) can improve the mechanical and tribological behavior of polyester composites which can be used in industrial applications.
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10.21608/jest.2013.80543
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Corn Husk Waste (CHW), Polyester Composite, Friction, Mechanical Properties
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Beni-Suief University, EGYPT.
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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Tribology
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https://jest.journals.ekb.eg/
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EFFECT OF CORN HUSK ON THE MECHANICAL AND FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYESTER COMPOSITES