Enhance Some Insulation Properties of Epoxy by Using Waste Materials

Fahad, Besma M.; Naser, Afaf Abdulhussein

doi:10.29194/njes21020259

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“…However, in the case of composites, such as GFRP, which consists of a mixture of E-glass fiber and polyester, NDE is more challenging [20]. The pulse-echo velocity of GFRP laminate specimens produced with the same glass fiber content (G c ) and relative density may differ owing to differences in production quality [9,24]. For high accuracy in ultrasonic NDE of GFRP composites, a low-frequency probe (0.50-2.25 MHz) is recommended [9,20].…”

Section: Pulse-echo Ultrasonicsmentioning

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“…The generation of voids also increases with increasing thickness of the composite laminate, thereby decreasing the strength of the laminate (Figure 2a) [14,25]. In addition, the ultrasonic attenuation increases with increasing void content (Figure 2b) [8,13,24,26]; that is, the ultrasonic wave attenuation of GFRP structures with the same G c and thickness may also vary depending on the quality of the laminate. It is thus important to characterize the properties of GFRP composites for accurate ultrasonographic NDE.…”

Section: Effect Of Gfrp Laminate Quality On Ultrasonic Ndementioning

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The Effect of High Glass Fiber Content and Reinforcement Combination on Pulse-Echo Ultrasonic Measurement of Composite Ship Structures

Lee

Woo

2021

JMSE

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Ship structures made of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite laminates are considerably thicker than aircraft and automobile structures and more likely to contain voids. The production characteristics of such composite laminates were investigated in this study by ultrasonic nondestructive evaluation (NDE). The laminate samples were produced from E-glass chopped strand mat (CSM) and woven roving (WR) fabrics with different glass fiber contents of 30–70%. Approximately 300 pulse-echo ultrasonic A-scans were performed on each sample. The laminate samples produced from only CSM tended to contain more voids compared with those produced from a combination of CSM and WR, resulting in the relative density of the former being lower than the design value, particularly for high glass fiber contents of ≥50%. The velocity of the ultrasonic waves through the CSM-only laminates was also lower for higher glass fiber contents, whereas it steadily increased for combined CSM–WR laminates. Burn-off tests of the laminates further revealed that the fabric configuration of the combined CSM–WR laminates was of higher quality, prevented the formation of voids, and improved inter-layer bonding. These findings indicate that combined CSM–WR laminates should be used to achieve more accurate ultrasonic NDE of GFRP composite structures.

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