Fracture toughness of glass powder reinforced vinyl ester resin

Korowa, Geoffrey (2009) Fracture toughness of glass powder reinforced vinyl ester resin. [USQ Project]

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Abstract

Composite materials are widely used in industry. Composites are used because they utilise a combination of materials which allows cost to be lowered, while at the same time, giving a new material with improved properties.
The aim of this project was to determine which percentage of glass powder (by weight) would give the highest fracture toughness.
Specimens of vinyl ester resin were made, reinforced with glass powder at different percentages (by weight). The percentage composition of glass powder (by weight) was 0 % - 35 % in 5 % intervals. Six specimens of each percentage composition was made, therefore, forty (40) specimens were made. The samples were cured in ambient conditions. After curing, they were post cured in a conventional oven over a
period of ten hours, at different temperatures. This ensured the resin had fully cured throughout the specimen. Short bar tests were performed on the specimens. Using
the data obtained, the fracture toughness was determined

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Item Type:	USQ Project
Refereed:	No
Item Status:	Live Archive
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering (Up to 30 Jun 2013)
Date Deposited:	20 Jul 2010 00:39
Last Modified:	21 Jul 2010 04:57
Uncontrolled Keywords:	materials testing; composites; fracture toughness
Fields of Research (2008):	09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials
Fields of Research (2020):	40 ENGINEERING > 4016 Materials engineering > 401602 Composite and hybrid materials
URI:	https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/8446

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