scholarly journals The Effect of Moisture on the Properties of Glass Fiber Polymer Matrix Composites with MoS2 and CaCO3

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 4800-4806
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Epoxy Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
The Matrix

The mechanical properties and water absorption behavior of a pure glass fiber reinforced epoxy matrix and a glass fiber reinforced epoxy filled composites immersed into a tap water were investigated. The main purpose of this experiment is addition of two different powdered fillers (CaCO3 and MoS2 ) into the epoxy matrix and comparing the properties of pure GFRP and filled GFRP. The composites specimens with fillers absorb less water when compared to pure GFRP specimens at room temperature. Water absorption curves and equilibrium moisture content were determined. The composites exhibit a positive deviation from the Fickan’s law with the addition of fillers into the matrix. The influence of water uptake has significant effect on the reduction of mechanical properties. It is observed that 3% filled MoS2 in epoxy matrix has less uptake of water and the tensile strength decreased is 3% , flexural strength decreased up to 18% and shear strength is 42% decreased when compared to CaCO3 filled composites and unfilled glass fiber reinforced polymer composite.

Studies on Mechanical Properties of Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles Filled Up/Epoxy Nanocomposites

2013 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 409-412
Author(s):  
S. Julyes Jaisingh ◽  
V. Selvam ◽  
M. Suresh Chandra Kumar ◽  
K. Thyagarajan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Oxide Nanoparticles ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Kevlar Fiber ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
The Matrix

Fiber reinforced polymer matrix composites have extensively been used in various fields such as aerospace industries, automobiles, marine, and defense industries because of their high strength/weight ratios. In this paper, effect of silane modified iron (III) oxide nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of Kevlar fiber reinforced epoxy composites has been investigated. Composites samples were prepared, each using eight layers of Kevlar fiber reinforced epoxy filled with silane modified iron (III) oxide nanoparticles. The fractured surfaces of fibre reinforced composites were characterized by SEM. Tensile and flexural strength was studied as per the ASTM standards. Based upon the results it is clear that the miscibility of the silane modified iron (III) oxide nanoparticles in the matrix system is of the prime importance with regard to performance.

Silane-Treated E-Glass Fiber-Reinforced Telechelic Macromer-Based Polymer-Matrix Composites

Silicon ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mervi Puska ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Jukka P. Matinlinna ◽  
Pekka K. Vallittu
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

scholarly journals Color Changes and Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polycarbonate Composites after Thermal Aging

Polymers ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 222
Author(s):  
Zhenbo Lan ◽  
Jiangang Deng ◽  
You Song ◽  
Zhuolin Xu ◽  
Yu Nie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Thermal Aging ◽  
Aging Temperature ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
Color Difference ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Color Changes ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced

Thermal aging of polymer matrix composites exert significant influence on their properties and applications. This paper studied the color changes and mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced polycarbonate (GF-PC) composites after aging at different temperatures, and the correlation between the trend of color changes and mechanical properties after aging was discussed. The GF-PC composites were aged at 85 °C, 100 °C, 115 °C, 130 °C and 145 °C, respectively. Thereafter, CIELAB colors were used to characterize the color changes of the composites after aging. Tensile and three-point bending tests were carried out to determine the mechanical properties of the composites. According to the values of CIELAB color, the color changes and the color difference (ΔE) of the GF-PC composites after aging were calculated, which showed that color of the GF-PC composite aged at 100 °C changed the most. The color changes of the composites after aging mainly comes from the change of brightness (L value), which was 25.067 for the Raw GF-PC composite. When the aging temperature increased from 85 °C to 100 °C, the brightness of the composites also increased, but decreased when the aging temperature is above 100 °C and continues to rise. Coincidentally, the trend of the mechanical properties of GF-PC composites is closely associated with color changes in the aging temperature range of 85 °C to 145 °C. The tensile and flexural strength of the composites reached the maximum value 72 MPa and 131 MPa, respectively, after aged at 100 °C. It can be speculated that the brightness of the GF-PC composites correlates with trends observed in its tensile strength and bending strength.

Effect of Nano Aluminum Oxide Fillers on the Properties of FRP Polymer Matrix Composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 787 ◽  
pp. 612-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Seshanandan ◽  
D. Ravindran ◽  
T. Sornakumar
Keyword(s):  
Aluminum Oxide ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Polymer Matrix Composites ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic ◽  
Reinforced Plastics ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Fiber reinforced plastics are composite materials made of polymer matrix reinforced with fibers. Fiber reinforced plastics find increased applications in automotive, marine, aerospace and construction industries. The objective of the present work is to study the effect of nano aluminum oxide fillers on the properties of glass fiber reinforced plastics. The glass fiber reinforced plastic specimens were manufactured with glass fiber chopped strand mat, polyester resin and nano aluminum oxide fillers by the hand layup technique. The nano aluminum oxide fillers are incorporated in different weight ratios in the fiber reinforced plastics and the mechanical properties were evaluated.

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