Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite

Fiber reinforced polymer composite is an important material for structural application. The diversified application of FRP composite has taken center of attraction for interdisciplinary research. However, improvements on mechanical properties of this class of materials are still under research for...

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Autores principales: Aseel Basim Abdul-Hussein, Fadhel Abbas Hashim, Tamara Raad Kadhim
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:e0d69e660e10431fa9bbbb38a7d1f8712021-12-02T07:32:14ZEffect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite1818-11712312-0789https://doaj.org/article/e0d69e660e10431fa9bbbb38a7d1f8712017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://alkej.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/alkej/article/view/310https://doaj.org/toc/1818-1171https://doaj.org/toc/2312-0789 Fiber reinforced polymer composite is an important material for structural application. The diversified application of FRP composite has taken center of attraction for interdisciplinary research. However, improvements on mechanical properties of this class of materials are still under research for different applications. In this paper we have modified the epoxy matrix by Al2O3, SiO2 and TiO2 nano particles in glass fiber/epoxy composite to improve the mechanical and physical properties. The composites are fabricated by hand lay-up method. It is observed that mechanical properties like flexural strength, hardness are more in case of SiO2 modified epoxy composite compare to other nano modifiers, were physical properties like density, water absorption are more in case of TiO2 modified epoxy composite. This may be because of smaller particle size of silica compare to others. Aseel Basim Abdul-HusseinFadhel Abbas HashimTamara Raad KadhimAl-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of BaghdadarticleDensityWater absorptionHardnessFlexural StrengthGlass fibersCompositesChemical engineeringTP155-156Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)TA1-2040ENAl-Khawarizmi Engineering Journal, Vol 12, Iss 3 (2017)
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topic Density
Water absorption
Hardness
Flexural Strength
Glass fibers
Composites
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
spellingShingle Density
Water absorption
Hardness
Flexural Strength
Glass fibers
Composites
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
TA1-2040
Aseel Basim Abdul-Hussein
Fadhel Abbas Hashim
Tamara Raad Kadhim
Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
description Fiber reinforced polymer composite is an important material for structural application. The diversified application of FRP composite has taken center of attraction for interdisciplinary research. However, improvements on mechanical properties of this class of materials are still under research for different applications. In this paper we have modified the epoxy matrix by Al2O3, SiO2 and TiO2 nano particles in glass fiber/epoxy composite to improve the mechanical and physical properties. The composites are fabricated by hand lay-up method. It is observed that mechanical properties like flexural strength, hardness are more in case of SiO2 modified epoxy composite compare to other nano modifiers, were physical properties like density, water absorption are more in case of TiO2 modified epoxy composite. This may be because of smaller particle size of silica compare to others.
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author Aseel Basim Abdul-Hussein
Fadhel Abbas Hashim
Tamara Raad Kadhim
author_facet Aseel Basim Abdul-Hussein
Fadhel Abbas Hashim
Tamara Raad Kadhim
author_sort Aseel Basim Abdul-Hussein
title Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
title_short Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
title_full Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
title_fullStr Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Nano Powder on Mechanical and Physical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composite
title_sort effect of nano powder on mechanical and physical properties of glass fiber reinforced epoxy composite
publisher Al-Khwarizmi College of Engineering – University of Baghdad
publishDate 2017
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