Journal of Material Sciences & Engineering

Department of Manufacturing Technology, Federal Technical Vocational Education and Training Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Investigating Tensile and Flexural Strength Properties of Grey Cotton Fabric with Textile Solid Waste Composite Materials
  Author(s): Melese Shiferaw*, Asmamaw Tegegne and Assefa Asmare
  
  Currently, in Ethiopia and around the world, large amounts of ante and post-mortem waste, such as clothing waste, plastic waste, and cotton waste, contribute to air pollution. This waste is simply discarded and thrown into the environment. Studying and characterizing this waste has many advantages. This work focused on the characterization and study of the tensile and flexural strength properties of these wastes for lightweight automotive body applications such as hoods. For the experiment, the specimen was fabricated using cotton fabric and garment waste reinforcing layer with a weight ratio of polyester–cotton rag-hardener (79%-19%-2%, 59%-39%-2%, 39%-59%-2%, 19%-79%-2%), and the better surface bonding obtained at 59%-39%-2% combination respectively. The reinforcing layer is arranged as a sandwiching form; Cf Cf Cf Cf (cotton fabric-cotton fabric-cotton fabric-cotton fabric), .. Read More»
  

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