Effect of Different Fiber Reinforcements on Some Properties of Prosthetic Socket

Authors

• Noor Faheed, Materials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, Alsina'a Street, P.O Box 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.
• Jawad Oleiwi, Materials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, Alsina'a Street, P.O Box 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.Follow
• Qahtan Hamad, Materials Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, Alsina'a Street, P.O Box 10066 Baghdad, Iraq.Follow

Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

In the perspective of environmental advance, significant attentiveness is being displayed in the usage of natural fibers like reinforcement in polymer composites. This paper focuses on building a prosthetic socket arranged from natural fiber-reinforced composite as an effort to substitute material currently accessible in the manufacturing of the socket. The vacuum bagging procedure was adopted to yield a below-knee socket. The laminates encompass woven flax, sisal, cotton, carbon, person, and glass fabric. The impact of diverse fiber layering sequences on some of the physical and mechanical characteristics was assessed. Laminated specimens were characterized by tests such as (hardness, surface roughness, density, water absorption). The results of this study showed that consuming altered forms of reinforcing materials had an abundant influence on the properties of prepared composite and the values of (hardness, surface roughness, and density) properties improved with increasing of the volume fraction of materials and the best composite specimens were three layers of flax with two layers of carbon fiber, were the hardness property ranges 86 MPa and density of (1.276 gm. /cm3) due to their exceptional mechanical properties. The results of the present study advocate that the arrangement of natural and synthetic reinforcements allows the preparation of bio-composites with enhanced performance.

Recommended Citation

Faheed, Noor; Oleiwi, Jawad; and Hamad, Qahtan () "Effect of Different Fiber Reinforcements on Some Properties of Prosthetic Socket," Engineering and Technology Journal: Vol. 39: Iss. 11, Article 13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.v39i11.2267

DOI

10.30684/etj.v39i11.2267

First Page

1715

Last Page

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