Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Behavior of E-Glass and S-Glass Fiber Reinforced with Polyester Resin

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2018 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 5 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2018

Authors : N.Saravana Kumar, G.VinothKumar, C.VinothKumar, M.Prabhu

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P104

How to Cite?

N.Saravana Kumar, G.VinothKumar, C.VinothKumar, M.Prabhu, "Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Behavior of E-Glass and S-Glass Fiber Reinforced with Polyester Resin," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 5,  no. 5, pp. 19-26, 2018. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V5I5P104

Abstract:

Glass fiber reinforced polyester composites have played a dominant role for a long time in various applications for their high specific strength, stiffness, and modulus. An E-glass and S Glass fiber with random oriented reinforced polymer composite was developed by hand layup technique with varying fiber percentages in this research work. In this particular investigation, E Glass-Polyester (E-P) and S Glass –Polyester (S-P) composite is compared with that of a combination of E Glass and S Glass-Polyester (ES-P) composites formechanical properties. The influence of glass fiber percentage on the mechanical properties such as tensile strength, flexuralstrength, and impact strength was investigated. The hardness of composites was evaluated by using the Brinell hardness tester. The results showed remarkable improvement in the fabricated composite's mechanical properties with increased glass fiber contents. The results show the best suitable fiber resin ratio concerningstrength.

Keywords:

E&SGlass fiber; polyester resin; hand layup technique and mechanical properties

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