Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties and Fire Behavior of Epoxy Composites Reinforced by Fabrics and Powder Fillers

Processes 2021
Kamila Sałasinska, Miķelis Kirpļuks, Pēteris Cābulis, Andrejs Kovaļovs, Eduards Skuķis, Paweł Kozikowski, Maciej Celinski, Kamila Mizera, Marta Galecka, Kaspars Kalniņš, Ugis Cabulis

Different types of fabrics, such as aramid (A), carbon (C), basalt (B), glass (G), and flax (F), as well as powder fillers, were used to manufacture the epoxy-based hybrid composites by the hand-lay-up method. In this work, a few research methods, including hardness, flexural tests, puncture impact behavior, as well as cone calorimetry (CC) measurements, were applied to determine the impact of type fillers and order of fabrics on the performance and burning behavior of hybrid composites. The mechanical properties were evaluated to correlate with the microstructure and consider together with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) data.

Keywords
glass fabrics; aramid fabrics; carbon fabrics; basalt fabrics; flax fabrics; vermiculite; glass spheres; hazelnut shell
DOI
10.3390/pr9050738
Hyperlink
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/5/738

Sałasinska, K., Kirpļuks, M., Cābulis, P., Kovaļovs, A., Skuķis, E., Kozikowski, P., Celinski, M., Mizera, K., Galecka, M., Kalniņš, K., Cabulis, U. Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties and Fire Behavior of Epoxy Composites Reinforced by Fabrics and Powder Fillers. Processes, 2021, Vol. 9, No. 5, Article number 738. e-ISSN 2227-9717. Available from: doi:10.3390/pr9050738

Publication language
English (en)