• Akash S J
• Deekshith T S
• Vishnu vijay
• Antony Wilfred

Composites are extensively used in aircrafts for their best strength to weight ratio. They are anisotropic, can be designed for best strength in a particular direction. Adding filler material to the composites enhances its properties. Carbon NANO Tubes is one such filler material that has low moisture and oil absorption, low volatile content and high impact resistance which could be a potential combination of composite material, for use in interiors of the aircraft. In this work, Carbon NANO Tubes in different composition (0%, 1%, 2% and 3%) was added to the E-glass/Epoxy composite and the resulting composite was tested to evaluate the mechanical properties and thermal ageing. Thermal ageing was done for each specimen before the tests for 72 hours at 40 degree Celsius. Fibre reinforced composites offer many advantages over conventional structural materials. They have high strength and modulus-to-weight ratios, are fatigue and corrosion resistant and require low maintenance. The effect of exposure to heat, moisture, hydrocarbons, fatigue and static loads and more importantly a combination of these parameters may degrade the material’s stiffness and strength. The lack of long term data for fibre reinforced composites has led for an accelerated ageing methodology that will predict the effect of such a degradation that might have on the residual properties. Hence thermal ageing is performed before testing. Thermal ageing is performed at various temperatures and room temperature.

"Thermal Degradation Study On Hybrid Fibers Binded With Thermoset Plastic Used In Aerospace Application", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.177-183, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N29.pdf

"Thermal Degradation Study On Hybrid Fibers Binded With Thermoset Plastic Used In Aerospace Application", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp177-183, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904N29.pdf