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Effect of Hematite Filler Material on Mechanical Properties of Glass/Epoxy Composites

Abstract

Polymer matrix composites are emerging as promising materials in many engineering materials. In the present study, mechanical behaviour of glass/epoxy composites with varied volume fraction of hematite filler has been investigated. The composites were prepared by hand lay-up technique. The mechanical properties viz. tensile behaviour, flexural behaviour, impact behaviour, hardness behaviour are investigated. The tensile test and flexural test has been carried out using Universal Testing Machine, impact test has been carried out using Charpy method, hardness test has been done by BHN method. The objective was to investigate influence of hematite filler on mechanical characteristics of glass/epoxy composites. The obtained results revealed that hematitie filled composites exhibited better than unfilled glass/epoxy composites. The 10% hematite filled glass/epoxy composites has shown superior to other studied composites.

M. N. Channapagoudra, Ajith G Joshi, Sunil Thaned, Mahantesh Patil

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