The application of basalt fibers are possible in many areas thanks to its multiple and good properties. It exhibits excellent resistance to alkalis, similar to glass fiber, at a much lower cost than carbon and aramid fibers. In the present paper, a comparative study on mechanical properties of basalt and E-glass fiber composites was performed. Results of apparent hoop tensile strength test of ring specimens cut from tubes and the interlaminar shear stress (ILSS) test are presented. Tensile tests using split disk method provide reasonably accurate properties with regard to the apparent hoop tensile strength of polymer reinforced composites. Comparison between the two tubes showed higher basalt fiber composite performance on apparent hoop tensile strength (45% higher) and on the interfacial property interlaminar shear stress (ILSS) (11% higher). New data obtained in this work on basalt fiber composite tubes confirm the literature for basalt fiber composite with other geometries, where it overcomes mechanical properties of the widely used glass fiber composites.

This work encompasses an analytical procedure and experimental tests for the study of creep/recovery, stress relaxation, and viscoelastic behavior, focusing on the glassy state, of carbon fiber‐reinforced epoxy filament wound composites of distinct fiber orientation: [0]4, [30]4, and [60]4. The laminate with longitudinally aligned fibers did not show significant creep and its storage modulus was the highest in comparison to the other angles. Both creep and recovery responses were studied based on a Weibull distribution approach at two stress levels (2 and 5 MPa) and the results were found more comprehensive for the highest level. Stress relaxation modulus was calculated using 1% strain and decreased with the fiber orientation angle. The results were corroborated by those of isothermal tests based on non‐linear regression. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 58:1837–1842, 2018. © 2017 Society of Plastics Engineers

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