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Fabrication and Tribological Characteristics of Biodegradable Fish Scale Reinforced Epoxy Composite

Authors
Iti Dikshit1, N. K. Batra1, Arun Kumar2, *, Ravinder Pal Singh3
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, M.M. University, Mullana, Ambala, India
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India
3Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, National Institute of Advanced manufacturing Technology, Ranchi, India
*Corresponding author. Email: mez188582@iitd.ac.in
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Arun Kumar
Available Online 31 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-628-9_19How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Composites; Fish-scale; epoxy; wear; reinforcement
Abstract

Fish scales are ubiquitous by products of the food service sector that can be used to reinforce polymer composites. The majority of fish scales are disposed of in landfills, which is deleterious to the environment. This investigation concentrates on the tribological properties of epoxy composites strengthened with catfish scale particles. The present paper describes the fabrication process and tribological characteristics of epoxy composites reinforced with fish scales. The composites were manufactured using the hand-layup procedure. Epoxy was loaded with varying quantities of fish scales, including 5, 10, 15, and 20% by weight, in order to produce varied composites. The composites’ tribological properties have been significantly improved by incorporating fish scale infill into the epoxy matrix. The research conducted revealed the feasibility of incorporating fish scales derived from the fish’s skin into epoxy matrix composites. This was further confirmed by the SEM images of the composite fracture and wear surfaces.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Trends in Intelligent Computing, Manufacturing, and Electronics (rTIME 2025)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
31 March 2026
ISBN
978-94-6239-628-9
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-628-9_19How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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