%J Key Engineering Materials
%L scholars9221
%P 119-123
%I Trans Tech Publications Ltd
%A N.M. Mehat
%A K. Shahrul
%X An increase in demand for industrial gears has instigated the escalating uses of plastic-matrix composite, particularly carbon or glass fibre reinforced plastics as gear materials to enhance the mechanical strength and thermal resistance of plastic gear. Nevertheless, the production of large quantity of these synthetic fibres reinforced composites has posed serious threat to ecosystem. This study is conducted to study the applicability and practical ability of using bamboo fillers particularly in plastic gear manufacturing as opposed to synthetic fibres. The Taguchi method is used to investigate the effects of gear test rig parameters and bambo filler reinforcement on wear behaviour of injection moulded plastic gear. The results revealed that the use of natural fillers such as bamboo in the plastic gear industry is practical and economically viable. © 2017 Trans Tech Publications.
%K Bamboo; Fiber reinforced plastics; Fillers; Gear manufacture; Injection molding; Plastic molds; Reinforcement; Synthetic fibers; Taguchi methods; Wear of materials, Economically viable; Industrial gears; Injection moulded; Plastic gears; Plastic matrices; Reinforced composites; Wear behaviors; Wear behaviours, Polymer matrix composites
%V 737 KE
%T Investigation on wear behavior of bamboo filler reinforcement of injection moulded plastic gear
%O cited By 0; Conference of International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology, ICMSET 2016 ; Conference Date: 14 October 2016 Through 16 October 2016; Conference Code:195559
%D 2017
%R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.737.119