Abstract
Fibreglass nonwoven composites; a new class of fibre re-enforced composites, the composite samples manufactured by using nonwoven webs as re-enforcement and thermo-set resin as matrix. The composite samples were manufactured by using resin infusion technique. The nonwoven webs were manufactured by wet-laid method. In this research work, the main purpose was to investigate the effects of different process variables i.e. dispersion, fibre length and multiple layering on the tensile properties of these composites. It was found that tensile strength improved by dispersion of fibre strands.Tensile strength and stiffness of the composite samples were also improved due to the increase in fibre length and multiple layering.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 277-284 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Polymers and Polymer Composites |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- Fibreglass, nonwoven, tensile properties, composites, wet-laid, nonwoven webs, dispersion, stiffness, fibre length, multiple layering