Syngonanthus nitens (SN), locally called Sikki grass, a natural fiber whose potential as a reinforcement in polymer matrix composite for tribology applications has not been explored till date. The present work aims to investigate the study of solid particle impact on erosion wear behavior of this natural fiber polymer matrix composite. The study describes the preparation of a new set of composites by hand lay-up technique, using varying weight proportions (10, 20, 30 and 40 wt. %) of the SN fiber reinforced with epoxy resin. The erosion wear behavior of composites was carried out by air jet erosion test apparatus with four different impingement angles (30°, 45°, 60° and 90°) and at four different impact velocities (48, 70, 82 and 109 m/s). The experimented composite showed semi-ductile erosion wear behavior with maximum wear rate at 45° impingement angle for lower velocities and maximum wear rate at 60° at higher velocities. The morphology and damage mechanism of eroded surfaces were examined by SEM analysis and reported in this paper.

Syn（SN），在当地称为Sikki grass，一种天然纤维，迄今为止，尚未开发出其作为摩擦学应用中的聚合物基复合材料的增强材料的潜力。本工作旨在研究固体颗粒对这种天然纤维聚合物基复合材料侵蚀磨损行为的影响的研究。该研究描述了通过手工铺层技术制备一组新的复合材料，使用不同重量比（10、20、30和40 wt。％）的环氧树脂增强的SN纤维。复合材料的腐蚀磨损行为是通过具有四个不同的撞击角度（30°，45°，60°和90°）和四个不同的撞击速度（48、70、82和109 m / s）的喷气侵蚀测试设备进行的）。试验的复合材料表现出半韧性腐蚀磨损行为，在较低的速度下，最大磨损率在45°冲击角，在较高的速度下最大磨损率在60°。通过SEM分析了腐蚀表面的形貌和破坏机理，并在本文中进行了报道。