Sharma, AK and Bhattacharya, B (2021) Engineering design of sustainable aluminium composite material with rice husk core. In: International Journal of Sustainable Engineering .
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In the current scenario, colossal demand for state-of-the-art green composites has surged significantly to be exploited in commercial applications with a concurrent need to curtail plastics. The present study targets Aluminium Composite Materials (ACM) with a polyethylene core that can be substituted by rice husk (RH), a hard protective sheath of rice grains. Rice husk is a paragon of eco-friendliness and a productive latent agricultural byproduct. The current investigation focuses on designing and fabricating an ACM with rice husk core in different proportions of rice husk (5, 10, 15, and 20 by weight) with epoxy resin to form a laminate and sandwiched between aluminium sheets. Its various physical, mechanical, and environmental properties were examined to correlate with commercially existing ACMs, composites made from agricultural residues, plywood, and hardboards. It was observed that the proposed composite is light-weight with low water absorption, appreciable tensile and flexural strength, and vibration modes beyond the frequency range of operation. It is envisaged that the eco-friendly ACM with the rice husk core would be a promising eco-solution for daily-use applications like signage, hoarding, and frames. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | International Journal of Sustainable Engineering |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Ltd. |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to Taylor and Francis Ltd. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural wastes; Agriculture; Composite materials; Ecodesign; Epoxy resins; Water absorption, 'current; Aluminum composite materials; Commercial applications; Engineering design; Green composites; Laser Doppler vibrometers; Rice grains; Rice husk; State of the art; Sustainable design, Sustainable development |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering) |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Nov 2021 09:41 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2021 09:41 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/70582 |
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