Synthesis and Tribological Applications of Hybrid Materials

11Morphological Examination of Worn out Surfaces of Basalt Fiber‐PEI Composites with Varying Loading Conditions

Kalimuthu Mayandi¹Subramanian Karthikeyan²Nagarajan Rajini¹ and Azeez B. Alavudeen¹

1 Kalasalingam University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India

2 Kalasalingam University, Department of Automobile Engineering, Anand Nagar, Krishnankoil, 626126, Tamil Nadu, India

11.1 Introduction

The use of polymer composite materials (PCMs) is increasing in various application areas such as aerospace, marine, construction field, and sports due to its attractive properties. Properties such as weight‐to‐strength ratio, Young’s modulus, elongation, and corrosion resistance are high in PCM compared to ...