DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPOSITE GASKET USING EGG SHELL GLASS POWDER AND EPOXY RESIN

Authors

  • N. O. ADEKUNLE Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
  • K. A. OLADEJO Department of Mechanical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Nigeria.
  • K. T. ORIOLOWO Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, University of Ibadan, Ibadan.
  • A. A. YEKEEN Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Keywords:

Egg shell,, composite gasket,, strength,, conventional gaskets,, simple machinery

Abstract

In this present work, the egg shell was reinforced with glass fiber in the presence of epoxy resin and hardener to produce composite gasket using the hand lay-up method. The experiment was conducted on tensile strength, impact strength, flexural strength, density, hardness, water absorption and compared with standard gasket. The best results from the density test (1.68 g/cm3) and water absorption test (0.35%) are within the range of the conventional gaskets (1.65 g/cm3 and 0.38 %). The best results from hardness test (25.47 VHN), impact test (5.14 J) and flexural strength (21.53 MPa) are significantly low compared to conventional gasket (having impact strength of 10.67 J, hardness strength of 40.29 VHN, and flexural strength of 2742.74 MPa). Base on the result obtained show that the composite material could be used as a replacement for some conventional gasket in simple machinery such as taps, injector nozzles etc. but not to be used in car gasket as they do not possess the required tensile and flexural strength.

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Published

2026-04-27

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 1 (2026): Volume 8, Number 1, 2026

Section

Articles