scholarly journals Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1667 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipen Rajak ◽  
Durgesh Pagar ◽  
Pradeep Menezes ◽  
Emanoil Linul
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques

Composites have been found to be the most promising and discerning material available in this century. Presently, composites reinforced with fibers of synthetic or natural materials are gaining more importance as demands for lightweight materials with high strength for specific applications are growing in the market. Fiber-reinforced polymer composite offers not only high strength to weight ratio, but also reveals exceptional properties such as high durability; stiffness; damping property; flexural strength; and resistance to corrosion, wear, impact, and fire. These wide ranges of diverse features have led composite materials to find applications in mechanical, construction, aerospace, automobile, biomedical, marine, and many other manufacturing industries. Performance of composite materials predominantly depends on their constituent elements and manufacturing techniques, therefore, functional properties of various fibers available worldwide, their classifications, and the manufacturing techniques used to fabricate the composite materials need to be studied in order to figure out the optimized characteristic of the material for the desired application. An overview of a diverse range of fibers, their properties, functionality, classification, and various fiber composite manufacturing techniques is presented to discover the optimized fiber-reinforced composite material for significant applications. Their exceptional performance in the numerous fields of applications have made fiber-reinforced composite materials a promising alternative over solitary metals or alloys.

scholarly journals Fabrication and Experimental Analysis of Treated Snake Grass Fiber Reinforced with Polyester Composite

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
I. Jenish ◽  
A. Felix Sahayaraj ◽  
M. Appadurai ◽  
E. Fantin Irudaya Raj ◽  
P. Suresh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Polymer Composite ◽  
Tribological Properties ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Polymer

The selection of fiber is predominant for natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite materials, which should have easy extraction and good bonding with considerable strength. In this paper, some chemical treatments were done on the fiber material to increase interfacial bonding between the snake grass fiber (Sansevieria ehrenbergii) and polyester matrix, such as alkali treatment (NaOH), potassium permanganate treatment, sodium carbonate treatment, hydrogen peroxide treatment, and calcium carbonate treatment. The chopped snake grass fiber-reinforced polymer composite material was prepared by keeping 25 wt.% of fiber and 30 mm fiber length reinforced with an unsaturated polyester resin that was cured with the help of the catalyst methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEPK). Cobalt naphthenate was used as an accelerator. Tribological properties were discussed for the highly potential sample with the help of a pin-on-disc wear tester, and the results were analysed by the Taguchi L9 orthogonal array. This paper exhibited the best mechanical and tribological properties among those chemical-treated fibers used in fiber-reinforced composite materials and untreated fibers used in fiber-reinforced composite materials. CaCO3 treatment provided higher tensile strength (45 MPa), impact strength (3.35 J), and hardness (27 BHN). Finally, the mechanical and tribological characterization of the samples was done with the aid of SEM (scanning electron microscope).

Confinement of Masonry Columns with Steel and Basalt FRCM Composites

2017 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 342-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mattia Santandrea ◽  
Giovanni Quartarone ◽  
Christian Carloni ◽  
Xiang Lin Gu
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Load ◽  
Basalt Fiber ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Vapor Permeability ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Frp Composites ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Externally Bonded

The rehabilitation of existing masonry elements by means of jacketing of columns using composite materials is becoming a remarkable technique in several applications that aim to increase the strength of existing masonry buildings. Fiber reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites are a newly developed strengthening system that consist of high-strength fibers embedded in a cementitious grout and externally bonded to the substrate. High resistance to fire and high temperatures, ease of handling during application, and vapor permeability with the substrate are some of the characteristics that make FRCMs a promising alternative to traditional organic composites such as fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites. This work presents the results of an experimental study carried out to understand the behavior of masonry columns with a square cross-section confined by steel and basalt fiber sheets embedded in a mortar matrix subjected to monotonic concentric compressive load. The effectiveness of the confinement is studied in terms of load-bearing capacity with respect to unconfined columns. The effect of corner radius for columns confined with basalt fibers is investigated.

Composite materials for supersonic aircraft radomes with ameliorated radio frequency transmission-a review

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 6709-6718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikhil Khatavkar ◽  
Balasubramanian K.
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Dielectric Loss ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Supersonic Aircraft ◽  
Low Dielectric ◽  
Reinforced Composite

This review systematically throws light on the fiber reinforced composite materials and existing technologies employed for the fabrication of high strength, low dielectric loss sandwich radomes for supersonic aircrafts.

scholarly journals Current technologies for recycling fiber-reinforced composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Jelić ◽  
Danijela Kovačević ◽  
Marina Stamenović ◽  
Slaviša Putić
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composites ◽  
Reinforced Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
High Toughness ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Low Weight

High strength, high toughness, and low weight make fiber-reinforced composite materials important as an alternative to traditional materials. Due to their application in different fields, such as construction, aviation, marine, automotive technologies and biomedicine, their production has increased leading to the increasement of composite wastes. New technologies for managing fiber-reinforced composite wastes have been developed to solve the issue of end-of-life of these materials. The aim of this paper is to emphasize recycling technologies used for fiber reinforced composites, and their potential reusage.

scholarly journals The Hardness Analysis of Epoxy Composite Reinforced with Glass Fiber Compared to Nettle Fibers

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
I Gede Putu Agus Suryawan ◽  
NPG Suardana ◽  
IN Suprapta Winaya ◽  
IWB Suyasa
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Natural Fiber ◽  
Fiber Strength ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite

The purpose of this study is to compare the hardness of glass fiber reinforced composite materials with the hardness of netted fiber-reinforced composite materials. Glass fiber is a commercial fiber that has been used in various industries while nettle fiber is a natural fiber that is more environmentally friendly. Composite material has several advantages, namely the form that can be adjusted, high strength, lightweight and resistant to corrosion. Nettle plants are plants that have strong fibers in the bark. In this study, nettle composites were made with variations in the weight fractions of 10%, 15%, and 20%. Hardness testing used the Shore D Durometer. The results of the hardness value of glass fiber composites with weight fractions of 10%, 15%, and 20% are 82.4 Shore D, 84.5 Shore D, and 86.5 Shore D, show an increase in stable hardness because the glass fiber factor is already commercial, the fiber strength is evenly distributed. The hardness values of nettle fiber composites with fractions of 10%, 15%, and 20% are 81.6 Shore D, 85 Shore D, and 86.6 Shore D, the hardness value of each nettle composite increases with the addition of fiber weight fraction but is unstable due to the strength factor of each nettle single fiber uneven. Furthermore, with the right treatment, nettle fiber can replace glass fiber.

Investigations into Moisture Diffusion of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials.

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karla Rosa Reyes ◽  
Karla Rosa Reyes ◽  
Adriana Pavia Sanders ◽  
Lee Taylor Massey ◽  
Corinne Hagan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Moisture Diffusion ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite

The effect of nanoparticle additive on surface milling in glass fiber reinforced composite structures

2021 ◽  
pp. 096739112110141
Author(s):  
Ferhat Ceritbinmez ◽  
Ahmet Yapici ◽  
Erdoğan Kanca
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Composite ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Composite Layers

In this study, the effect of adding nanosize additive to glass fiber reinforced composite plates on mechanical properties and surface milling was investigated. In the light of the investigations, with the addition of MWCNTs additive in the composite production, the strength of the material has been changed and the more durable composite materials have been obtained. Slots were opened with different cutting speed and feed rate parameters to the composite layers. Surface roughness of the composite layers and slot size were examined and also abrasions of cutting tools used in cutting process were determined. It was observed that the addition of nanoparticles to the laminated glass fiber composite materials played an effective role in the strength of the material and caused cutting tool wear.

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