دانلود Effect of Various Fillers on Mechanical Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites: A Review

Abstract

Filler materials are the inert materials which are used in glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites for  modifying  the  chemical  and  physical  properties  of  the  matrix  polymers  to  reduce  material  costs,  to improve  processability,  to  improve  product  performance  or  to  simply  act  as  extenders  or  matrix  diluents. Some  of  the  commonly  used  fillers  are  carbon  black,  calcium  carbonate,  clay,  alumina  tri-hydrate, magnesium  hydroxide,  bone  powder,  coconut  powder,  hematite  powder,  TiO2,  SiO2,ZnS,  graphite,  etc. Effect  of  these  fillers  on  mechanical  properties  like  tensile  strength,  flexural  strength,  inter  laminar  shear strength (ILSS), tensile modulus, impact strength, hardness were tested by various methods experimentally. Some of the authors also discussed the effect of filler size on the above mechanical properties.