Wear Behavior of Orange Peel Reinforced Epoxy Composite

The present paper describes the wear behavior of biowaste (orange peel particulate) reinforced epoxy composites with different filler (0, 10, 20, and 30 wt%) loading. The wear analysis was performed according to ASTM G-99 standard by pin-on-disk apparatus at room temperature by varying the filler loading, applied load, and sliding velocities. The optimum wear resistance was obtained for 20 wt% filler loading. Subsequently, the morphology of selected specimen is analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) to examine the wear analysis such as micro-plowing, fiber matrix debonding, fiber pullout, and micro-cracking.