The role of additives in the manufacture of sheets of unsaturated polyester and postconsumer unsaturated polyester/glass fiber composites: Mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties

2004 ◽  
Vol 92 (3) ◽  
pp. 1834-1839 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Pedroso ◽  
D. S. Rosa ◽  
T. D. Z. Atvars
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Glass Fiber Composites

scholarly journals Effect of Clay Addition on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester/Glass Fiber Composites

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kusmono ◽  
Zainal Arifin Mohd Ishak
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Flexural Modulus ◽  
Charpy Impact ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Glass Fiber Composites

Unsaturated polyester (UP)/glass fiber/clay composites were prepared by hand layup method. The effect of clay loading on the morphological and mechanical properties of UP/glass fiber composites was investigated in this study. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to characterize the structure of the composites. The mechanical properties of the composites were determined by tensile, flexural, unnotched Charpy impact and fracture toughness tests. XRD results indicated that the exfoliated structure was found in the composite containing 2 wt% of clay while the intercalated structure was obtained in the composite with 6 wt% of clay. The tensile strength, flexural strength, and flexural modulus of the composites were increased in the presence of clay. The optimum loading of clay in the UP/glass fiber composites was attained at 2 wt%, where the improvement in in tensile strength, flexural strength, and flexural modulus was approximately 13, 21, and 11%, respectively. On the other hand, the highest values in impact toughness and fracture toughness were observed in the composites with 4 wt% of clay.

Improved static and dynamic mechanical properties of multiscale bucky paper interleaved Kevlar fiber composites

Carbon ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 631-642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushant Sharma ◽  
S.R. Dhakate ◽  
Abhijit Majumdar ◽  
Bhanu Pratap Singh
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fiber Composites ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Kevlar Fiber ◽  
Bucky Paper

Reuse potential of functionalized thermoplastic waste as reinforcement for thermoset polymers: Mechanical properties and erosion resistance

2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110370
Author(s):  
Tihomir Kovačević ◽  
Saša Brzić ◽  
Melina Kalagasidis Krušić ◽  
Jovica Nešić ◽  
Ljubica Radović ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Activation Energy ◽  
Erosion Resistance ◽  
Unsaturated Polyester ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical Properties ◽  
Variable Loading ◽  
Polymer Waste ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical

Two types of polymer waste materials, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and polycarbonate based Colombian Resin (CR-39), were used for the designing of fully recycled composite materials. Waste PET was employed for the synthesis of thermoset unsaturated polyester resin (UPR), while CR-39 was used as reinforcement in the UPR matrix. Prior to mixing, CR-39 particles were subjected to oxidation and chemical activation using acids/base and ethanol amine, respectively. The effect of the modifier type and variable loading of the activated CR-39 particles on mechanical and dynamic-mechanical properties of the corresponding composites was investigated. The greatest improvement in the tensile and flexural strength of UPR resin was achieved with the composite containing 0.5 wt% of amine activated filler particles, 96.0% and 62.2%, respectively. The Arrhenius equation was used to calculate the activation energy for glass transition from dynamic mechanical properties measured at various frequencies. The activation energy of the main transition for UPR resin and composites were calculated to be 173 and 350 kJ·mol−1 indicating that reinforcement results in an increase in the energy barrier to macromolecules viscoelastic relaxation. In addition, erosion resistance was studied during exposure of samples to cavitation tests. According to the obtained results, these materials can be applied in construction and mining industry.

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