Density, Void Content, Weight Reduction, and Chemical Resistance Studies on Waste Silk Fabric Reinforced Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene-toughened Epoxy Composites

Abstract

Epoxy is toughened with acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer and composites are developed using varying weight fractions of waste silk fabric as reinforcement. Properties, such as density, void content, and weight reduction of the composites developed are studied and compared to that of pure epoxy/silk fabric composites. A chemical resistance test of these toughened resin composites is also carried out. This revealed that toughening the matrix used for composites enhances the resistance of the composites.

Effect of styrene maleic anhydride on physical and mechanical properties of recycled polystyrene wood flour composites

“…The void content for WPC with coupling agent was lower than the non-treated composites, as can be seen in Figure 3 (b). Composites with good mechanical properties the void content values should be less than 3% (Padma Priya et al 2006). WPC with coupling agent had void content value less than 2%, while the non-treated composite value were close to 3%.…”