Fabrication and Characterization of Glass Fiber with SiC Reinforced Polymer Composites - Open Journal of Composite Materials

OJCM > Vol.12 No.1, January 2022

Open Journal of Composite Materials

Volume 12, Issue 1 (January 2022)

ISSN Print: 2164-5612 ISSN Online: 2164-5655

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Fabrication and Characterization of Glass Fiber with SiC Reinforced Polymer Composites ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojcm.2022.121002 402 Downloads 1,907 Views Citations

Author(s)

Rajashekar Reddy Palle, Jens Schuster, Yousuf Pasha Shaik, Monis Kazmi

Affiliation(s)

Department of Applied Logistics and Polymer Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, Institute for Plastics Engineering West Pfalz (IKW), Pirmasens, Germany.

ABSTRACT

Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymeric (GFRP) Composites are most commonly used as bumpers for vehicles, electrical equipment panels, and medical devices enclosures. These materials are also widely used for structural applications in aerospace, automotive, and in providing alternatives to traditional metallic materials. The paper fabricated epoxy and polyester resin composites by using silicon carbide in various proportions along with GFRP. The hand lay-up technique was used to fabricate the laminates. To determine the properties of fabricated composites, the tensile, impact, and flexural tests were conducted. This method of fabrication was very simple and cost-effective. Their mechanical properties like yield strength, yield strain, Young’s modulus, flexural modulus, and impact energy were investigated. The mechanical properties of the GFRP composites were also compared with the fiber volume fraction. The fiber volume fraction plays a major role in the mechanical properties of GFRP composites. Young’s modulus and tensile strength of fabricated composites were modelled and compared with measured values. The results show that composites with epoxy resin demonstrate higher strength and modulus compared to composites with polyester resin.

KEYWORDS

Polymer Matrix Composite, Epoxy and Polyester Resins, Silicon Carbide, Glass Fibers, Hand Lay-Up Technique, Modelling

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Reddy Palle, R. , Schuster, J. , Pasha Shaik, Y. and Kazmi, M. (2022) Fabrication and Characterization of Glass Fiber with SiC Reinforced Polymer Composites. Open Journal of Composite Materials, 12, 16-29. doi: 10.4236/ojcm.2022.121002.

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