INVESTIGATION ON PROPERTIES OF SAWDUST

REINFORCED PVC COMPOSITE

A Mini Project Report Submitted in partial fulfillment of the Requirements for

The Award of the Degree of

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
In

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
By

VINAY KRISHNA.K (13091A03B6)

VINAY KUMAR REDDY.K (13091A03B7)

VISHNU VARDHAN.A (13091A03B8)

YASHODA SAISREE.B (13091A03B9)

BHARATH KUMAR.K (14095A0301)

CHANDRA SEKHAR.N (14095A0302)

Under the esteemed guidance of

Mrs. GOWTHAMI.K, M. Tech

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

RAJEEV GANDHI MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
(Autonomous)
(Affiliated to J. N. T. University, Anantapur, Ananthapuramu, A.P, India)
(Approved by AICTE, Accredited by N.B.A, New Delhi, NAACC with grade ‘A’&
Participated in World Bank Aided TEQIP)
NANDYAL – 518501, A.P
(2013-2017)
 Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering & Technology
(Autonomous)
Approved by A.I.C.T.E., New Delhi, Accredited by NBA, New Delhi
Nandyal-518501, (Estd-1995)

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the project report entitled “INVESTIGATION ON
PROPERTIES OF SAWDUST REINFORCED PVC COMPOSITE” that is being
submitted by VINAY KRISHNA.K (13091A03B6), VINAY KUMAR REDDY.K
(13091A03B7),VISHNU VARDHAN.A (13091A03B8),YASHODA SAISREE.B
(13091A03B9),BHARATH KUMAR.K(14095A0301), CHANDRA SEKHAR.N
(14095A0302) in partial fulfillment of the award of the degree of B. Tech in
Mechanical Engineering of the Rajeev Gandhi Memorial College of Engg. &
Tech., Nandyal (Autonomous) is a record of bonafide work carried out by them
under our guidance and supervision.
The results embodied in this technical report have not been submitted
to any other university or institute for the award of any degree.

Mrs. GOWTHAMI.K Dr. SYED ALTHAF HUSSAIN

M. Tech. M. Tech, Ph. D, MISTE, FIE.
Assistant Professor of Mech. Engg, Professor & Head of Mech. Engg,
R.G.M.C.E.T, NANDYAL. R.G.M.C.E.T, NANDYAL.

Examiner:

Date:
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We would like to express my gratitude to Mrs. Gowthami.K, M. Tech

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering for the valuable guidance

and suggestions which helped us a lot for completion of the project work.
We express my gratitude to Dr. Syed Althaf Hussain
M. Tech, Ph. D, MISTE, FIE., Professor & Head of School of Mechanical Engineering for
helping us with his timely and valuables solutions to the problems
encountered.
We thank reverenced Principal Dr. T. Jayachandra Prasad, M. E. Ph. D for

helping us in many regards through the work.

We greatly indebted to Dr. M. Shanthi Ramudu, Chairman of the
institute for providing us the necessities for completing the project work.
We also thank the entire teaching & non-teaching staff, whose co-
operation and valuable suggestions have helped us for completion of the
project report.
We also thank Mr. B. Narayana swami, M. Tech Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering for helping us for completion of the project report.

PROJECT ASSOCIATES
VINAY KRISHNA.K (13091A03B6)

VINAY KUMAR REDDY.K (13091A03B7)

VISHNU VARDHAN.A (13091A03B8)

YASHODA SAISREE.B (13091A03B9)

BHARATH KUMAR.K (14095A0301)

CHANDRA SEKHAR.N (14095A0302)

 Investigation on Properties of
Sawdust reinforced PVC Composite

ABSTRACT

A composite material is made by combining two or more materials to give

a unique combination of properties, one of which is made of stiff, long fibres
and the other, a binder or matrix which holds the fibres in place. Fibre reinforced
polymer composites have played a dominant role for long time in a variety of
applications for their high strength and modulus. The fibre which serves as a
reinforcement in reinforced plastics may be synthetic or natural. Past studies
show that only synthetic fibres such as glass, carbon etc., have been used in fibre
reinforced plastics. Although glass and other synthetic reinforced plastics
possess high specific strength but they are not biodegradable.
In furniture and paper industries, huge amount of wood flakes and wood
flours in the form of sawdust are always found as wastes. Because of high
accessibility and low cost of the sawdust, they can easily be incorporated with
polymers in order to improve properties of reinforced polymers such as high
strength and ease of processing.
In this investigation, an attempts made to produce PVC resin reinforced
with Saw dust at different fibre loading. The composite material is fabricated by
using Hydraulic Press and the test samples are cut as per ASTM Standards to
carryout Mechanical Properties like Tensile Strength, Impact Strength. Water
absorption test is conducted by keeping the test samples in the water for 24
hours.