Investigation of tribological behaviour of B4C–graphene glass fiber composites using Taguchi, multi-criteria decision making, and machine learning approaches

Dharani Kumar Selvan, Mohammed Raffic Noor Mohamed, Rajeshkumar Lakshminarasimhan, Gaurav Arora, Mohit Kumar, Vinod Ayyappan, Sathish Kumar Palaniappan, Manoj Kumar Singh, Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin, Natural Composites Research Group Lab, Department of Materials and Production Engineering, The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, King Mongkut, s University of Technology North Bangkok , Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Nehru Institute of Technology, CoE Advanced Materials Synthesis and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alliance School of Applied Engineering, Alliance University, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences , Centre of Excellence for Research, Value Innovation and Entrepreneurship, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on May 20, 2026

Abstract

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The current research has focused on developing epoxy-based glass fiber composites reinforced with boron carbide (B4C) and graphene (Gr) particles processed through a compression moulding process for enhanced tribological performance. Through Taguchi’s L32...