Research Article

Investigation of Mechanical, Tribological, and Electrical Properties of Silk Reinforced Polymeric Composite

Table 1

Density and void content of prepared composite.

DesignationsDensity (gm/cm3)Void content (%)

Virgin material1.140 ± 0.001N/A
Single layer biaxial fibre1.196 ± 0.0010.43
Double layer biaxial fibre1.203 ± 0.0010.54
Triple layer biaxial fibre1.211 ± 0.0020.68
Single-layer cloth1.223 ± 0.0011.35
Double-layer cloth1.226 ± 0.0021.42
Triple-layer cloth1.228 ± 0.0021.77