Surface-Treated Jute Fiber-Blended Epoxy Composite Featured with SiC via Injection Molding Process: Characteristics Study

Innovative composite materials ensure specific mechanical/tribological/thermal characteristics that are greater than the traditional materials from engineering polymers. The innovating epoxy/surface-treated epoxy composite is prepared through an advanced injection mold technique, and its mechanical/tribological features such as hardness, fracture toughness, and wear resistance are enhanced by the additions of 0–6 wt% of nano-silicon carbide (SiC) particles in the size of 50 nm. Mechanical properties such as hardness, fracture toughness, and wear resistance of epoxy hybrid nanocomposites are studied, and the excellence of SiC presence in epoxy matrix. Different types of epoxy composite compositions, the epoxy/20 wt% surface-treated jute fiber/6 wt% SiC identified maximum hardness of 35 ± 1HV, better fracture toughness of 1.48 ± 0.01MPa m^0.5, and reduced wear rate of 0.330 ± 0.01 mg/m on 20N load at 1 m/s sliding velocity. These values are greater than the epoxy matrix without fiber and filler material. Moreover, the hybrid epoxy/20 wt% surface-treated jute/6 wt% of SiC is recommended for sports equipment applications.