scholarly journals Ultraviolet curing of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 096369350000900 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Yuan ◽  
Ming-Bao Yang ◽  
Yiu-Wing Mai
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Impact Damage ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Ultraviolet Curing ◽  
Fibre Composites ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Light Curing ◽  
Polyester Composites ◽  
Laminate Thickness ◽  
The Impact

Light curing of fibre composites was studied to explore its usefulness as a cost-effective production technique without unacceptable sacrifices of mechanical properties. Knitted continuous glass fibre reinforced polyester composites were cured by ultraviolet light and vacuum bag resin infusion (VBRI). A maximum thickness of 13 mm could be achieved with this technique. The compressive strength was shown to be independent of laminate thickness; but both the flexural strength and modulus were reduced with increasing thickness of laminate. The impact damage was also studied using drop-weight impact tests. For the same impact energy imposed on the laminates, the delamination areas decreased with laminate thickness.

scholarly journals Machinability Study of Hybrid Nanoclay-Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Prabhu ◽  
P. Jawahar ◽  
M. Balasubramanian ◽  
T. P. Mohan
Keyword(s):  
Tool Wear ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Microstructural Analysis ◽  
Process Parameter ◽  
Optimum Process ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Twist Drill ◽  
End Mill ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Polyester Composites

Glass fibre reinforced polyester composites (GRP) and hybrid nanoclay and glass fibre reinforced polyester nanocomposites (CGRP) are fabricated by vacuum assisted resin infusion technique. The optimum mechanical properties are obtained for CGRP with 3 wt.% nanoclay. Three types of drills (carbide twist drill D 5407060, HSS twist drill BS-328, and HSS end mill (4 flutes “N”-type end mill RH-helical flute)) of 6 mm diameters are used to drill holes on GRP and CGRP. Three different speeds (600, 852, and 1260 rpm) and two different feeds (0.045, 0.1 mm/rev) are selected as process parameters. The effect of process parameter on thrust force and delamination during drilling CGRP is analyzed for optimizing the machining parameters. The delamination factor is low for the optimum process parameter (feed = 0.1 mm/rev and speed 852 rpm). Microstructural analysis confirms that at higher feeds, delamination is low for CGRP drilled with carbide tools. In order to analyze the effect of nanoclay in CGRP on tool wear, 200 holes were drilled on CGRP samples with 3 wt.% nanoclay, and the tool wear is analyzed under optimized parametric condition. Tool wear is high in HSS twist drill compared with carbide drill. The presence of nanoclay also accelerates the tool wear.

scholarly journals The Effect of Layers and Bullet Type on Impact Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Using a Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG)

2014 ◽  
Vol 564 ◽  
pp. 428-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.N.A. Safri ◽  
Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan ◽  
N. Razali ◽  
Shahnor Basri ◽  
Noorfaizal Yidris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Impact Energy ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Impact Test ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Gas Gun ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fibre Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this work is to study the best number of layer with the higher impact energy using Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP). The number of layers used in this study was 25, 33, 41, and 49. The impact test was performed using Single Stage Gas Gun (SSGG) for each layers given above with different bullets such as blunt, hemispherical and conical bullets. The gas gun pressure was set to 5, 10, 15 and 20 bar. All of the signals captured from the impact test were recorded using a ballistic data acquisition system. The correlation between the impact energy in terms of number of layer and type of bullet from this test are presented and discussed. It can be summarise that as the number of layer increases, impact energy also increases. In addition, from the results, it was observed that by using different types of bullets (blunt, hemispherical, conical), there is only a slight difference in values of energy absorbed by the specimen.

scholarly journals The interlaminar strength of the glass fiber polyester composite

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Slavisa Putic ◽  
Branislav Bajceta ◽  
Dragana Vitkovic ◽  
Marina Stamenovic ◽  
Vladimir Pavicevic
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Polyester Composite ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Formation Conditions ◽  
Polyester Composites

The paper outlines the method and the results of the experimental investigation of interlaminar strength of glass fibre reinforced polyester composites, with the aim of determining the influence that the structure, a reinforcement type and a sort of resin exert upon the interlaminar strength. The tested specimens were fabricated under different formation conditions, namely in eight composition patterns and with three sorts of resin used for polymerization.

Influence of Hybridisation and Test Geometry on the Impact Response of Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Laminated Composites

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard Schrauwen ◽  
Pascal Bertens ◽  
Ton Peijs
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Impact Behaviour ◽  
Impact Tests ◽  
Hybrid Laminates ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Weight Impact ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Falling Weight ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes the results of falling weight impact tests (FWITs) on glass-fibre-reinforced (GRP) laminates and E-glass/Dyneema® hybrid laminates. The test programme consisted of (i) falling weight impact tests to determine the penetration energy and (ii) experiments to determine the influence of hybrid construction on damage development and impact fatigue lifetime under repeated impact conditions at sub-penetration energy levels. The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of hybridisation on the impact behaviour of GRP laminates as well as to find optimal conditions for hybridisation. It was shown that in the case of a rigid test set-up - and hence small deflections - the influence of the Dyneema® on the impact behaviour of hybrid laminates is rather small because damage processes are the result of local contact stresses in the vicinity of the impact body, whereas in the case of a compliant test set-up and large deflections the high energy storage capacity of the ductile Dyneema® fibres is used far more effectively for the protection of hybrid composite laminates. Therefore, it was concluded that in order to fully utilise the potential of high-performance polyethylene fibres it is essential that these fibres are located on the (non-impacted) tensile side of an impacted laminate and that the geometrical test conditions are such that large (bending) deformations are allowed.

Effect of the Gel Coat Composition on the Tensile Strength for Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester Composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 1125 ◽  
pp. 79-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad ◽  
M.R. Abdullah ◽  
Ab. Saman Abd Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Glass Fibre ◽  
Gfrp Composites ◽  
Composite Surface ◽  
A Value ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Glass Fibre Reinforced ◽  
Polyester Composites ◽  
The Difference

In this study, the effect of the gel coat composition on tensile strength of glass fibre reinforced polyester (GFRP) composites was evaluated. The experiments were conducted on various gel coat composition and time. Samples were immersed in sea and river water for 6 months to investigate the differences in tensile strength. Optical observation using SEM on the composites surface and comparative analysis in terms of tensile strength were used before and after immersing. As results, the most excellent tensile strength was the gel coat composition consisting of 0.3 kg of reolosil QS-102 with 10 kg of resin SHCP 268BQTN with a value of 51.9 MPa. Tensile strength reduced about 33.4 % compared to other sample where reduced to 46.3401 %. The difference in the composite surface as a result of immersion process on each sample was also discussed in this paper.

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