Effect of Kevlar Hybridization on Dry Sliding Friction and Wear Behaviour of Bamboo/Epoxy Composites

The present work aims to experimentally investigate the effect of Kevlar fiber hybridization on dry sliding friction and wear behaviour of bamboo fiber reinforced laminated epoxy composite. Monolithic bamboo laminated composite and different bamboo/Kevlar inter-ply laminated hybrid composites with variation in number of both the laminas were developed in house by hand layup technique. Pin-on-disc experiment was employed to determine its tribological performance. The wear mass loss, specific wear rate and co-efficient of friction of the developed composites, when slide against a rotating disc, were determined and analyzed. The wear mechanisms were studied from the microstructure. From the results, it is observed that, wear loss and co-efficient of friction values were increased with the increase in number of Kevlar laminas.