Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RECENT AND INNOVATIVE RESULTS IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGYICRIRET 2025, Konya, Türkiye, 15 - 16 Kasım 2025, cilt.1, sa.1, ss.50-57, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Basalt fiber–reinforced epoxy laminates were manufactured and tested to measure the impact of
pressurized water aging on reciprocating wear. Compressive loads were applied by eight plies of plainweave basalt fabric, cured in room conditions and post-cured for 60 °C. Aging was conducted in 25 ± 1 °C
and 10.0 ± 0.1 bar deionized water for 10, 20, or 30 days, and conditioning conducted for 23 ± 2 °C and 50
± 5 relative humidity. Unaged coupons were the reference. Reciprocating tests were conducted at 30 N, 2
Hz, and 50 m sliding distance, and surface topography of wear tracks was analyzed by laser profilometer
Nanovea PS-50. Pressurized immersion resulted in mass uptake plateauing early by 0.245 g at 10-day
corresponding to 4.22 percent and 0.230–0.227 g 20-day and 30-day corresponding to 3.91–3.81 percent.
Along the sliding track the coefficient of friction was ordered 30-day higher than 20-day higher than 10-
day higher than reference. Aging reduced running-in, increased steady-state plateaus, and increased
temporal variations. Profilometry demonstrated expanding and deepening of the band of wear, increased
pile-up, and evidence of matrix softening, interfacial failure, and fiber pull-out. Findings emphasize the
requirement of moisture-resistant interphases for BFRP components.