STUDY OF EFFECTS OF VARIOUS FILLER MATERIALS ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON-EPOXY COMPOSITE

This Paper complies the study of effects of various filler materials on Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Epoxy Composite. The paper gives the diversified description of the behavior of the Carbon-Epoxy Composite, under different loadings and conditions. The Carbon-Epoxy Composite was fabricated using various fillers such as, Coremat, Aerosil and Granite. The Composition of the Carbon-Epoxy Composite consists of 50% Carbon Fiber, 40% Resin and 10% fillers by weight. Three different types of Carbon-Epoxy Composite specimen were fabricated using three different Fillers, as mentioned above. The Method Adopted to fabricate the Carbon-Epoxy Composite is conventional Hand Lay-up technique. Furthermore, the Carbon-Epoxy Composite specimen was subjected to various Test Conditions, namely Tensile Test, Impact Test and Water Absorption Test and the behavior of the same is recorded and described in this paper