Study on Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fibers Superior to E-glass Fibers

Liu, Jianxun; Chen, Meirong; Yang, Jianping; Wu, Zhishen

doi:10.1080/15440478.2020.1764438

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“…%) where it was nearly 83% lower in strength than PC303040, which could be due to the lower Si content in the basalt. The current research findings are different from some published results [31] where either basalt fibers or E-glass fibers were used. Though these authors reported that the tensile strength of basalt-fiber-reinforced epoxy composite is higher than that of E-glass-fiber-reinforced composite, the combination of basalt and E-glass fabrics with different proportions along with the epoxy matrix greatly impacts the stiffness of the basalt fabrics.…”

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Tailoring Basalt Fibers and E-Glass Fibers as Reinforcements for Increased Impact Resistance

Natarajan,

Mozhuguan Sekar,

Markandan

et al. 2024

J. Compos. Sci.

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The usage of basalt fiber in the engineering industries has gained significant interest due to its characteristics such as alkali resistance and enhanced mechanical properties. Similarly, E-glass-fiber-reinforced composites have been widely used in the fabrication of electrically resistive industrial components such as switches, circuit panels, and covering cases. In the present study, the tensile, flexural, thermogravimetric, and low-velocity impact characteristics of various percentages of basalt/E-glass-fiber-reinforced polymer composites fabricated via vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding were investigated. The results show that a higher volume percentage of basalt (39%) significantly enhances the impact resistance up to 45% with a moderate improvement in flexural properties. The higher the vol % of E-glass (40%), the more the tensile and flexural properties are increased, i.e., 185 N/mm2 and 227.87 N/mm2, respectively. It is concluded that by choosing the optimum hybridization method, impact resistance and other mechanical properties can be improved significantly. The thermogravimetric analysis results show that PC313534 (35 vol % basalt and 34 vol % E-glass) possesses the lowest decomposition temperature of 381.10 °C. The results from the present study indicate that the polymer composite fabricated in the present study is suitable for applications where higher structural-load-resistive properties are required.

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Section: Tensile Testcontrasting

confidence: 99%

Tailoring Basalt Fibers and E-Glass Fibers as Reinforcements for Increased Impact Resistance

Natarajan,

Mozhuguan Sekar,

Markandan

et al. 2024

J. Compos. Sci.

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“…However, the first and foremost challenge of using basalt fiber as reinforcement in composites is to overcome its poor bonding nature with the polymer matrix. [8,9] The other disadvantage of basalt fiber is its brittle nature resulting in poor impact properties when reinforced in polymer matrix. [10] Researchers have considered these issues of basalt fiber and employ them as a reinforcement appropriately in polymer composites because of its other superior mechanical and environmental properties.…”

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Effect of combined micro and nano silicon carbide particles addition on mechanical, wear and moisture absorption features of basalt bidirectional mat/vinyl ester composites

Thooyavan

Kumaraswamidhas

Raj³

et al. 2022

Polymer Composites

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Basalt fiber reinforcement in polymer composites has recently become very competitive to the routinely used synthetic fiber reinforcements. In the present work, composite specimens were prepared with basalt fiber mat reinforcement in vinyl ester matrix along with varying quantity of the micro and nano silicon carbide (SiC) filler particle ranging from 1 to 5 wt% in combination. Tribological and water absorption properties of the developed hybrid composites were tested to ascertain its potential for commercial applications. The specimen made of SiC particle addictive combination of 3 wt% nano and 3 wt% micro particle exhibited better mechanical characteristics and this mechanical advantage declines beyond 3 wt% SiC filler addition due to agglomeration and poor dispersion of filler particles in the hybrid composite. The microstructural investigation done via scanning electron microscopy reveals the modes of failure, where better pullout resistance was displayed by the fiber bonding characteristics with the filler and vinyl ester matrix up to 3 wt% nano and 3 wt% micro SiC filler content. Similarly, the tribological characteristics of the composite specimen for the optimum filler content specimen were superior in comparison with other combinations. Moreover, the water absorption features of the developed hybrid composites were within the acceptable limits for marine and structural applications.

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“…[ 16 ] Matykiewicz et al have reported that polymer composites reinforced with BFs have higher tensile modulus, bending strength, impact resistance and compression strength in comparison with polymer composites reinforced with GFs. [ 17 ] Liu et al concluded from their research that BFs have higher mechanical properties than the GFs [ 18 ] which make them attractive to be used in the production of a novel green composite with excellent mechanical properties. Cousin et al have even highlighted that BFs are more resistant to chemical action in comparison to the GFs.…”

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Hybridization effect on the mechanical properties of basalt fiber reinforced ZnO modified epoxy composites

et al. 2022

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This paper discusses the fabrication of nano ZnO filled epoxy/basalt fiber composites and investigates the effect of such hybridization on the mechanical properties of the composites. The epoxy resin is modified by the addition of ZnO nanofiller in different wt.% (1-5 wt%). The dispersion of the nanofiller within the epoxy resin is brought about by sonication technique. The composites are fabricated through wet layup followed by curing under compression molding. To ascertain the effect of resin modification, flexural and tensile strengths are evaluated. The inter-laminar shear strength (ILSS) is determined to identify the compatibility of the ZnO nanofiller with the epoxy and the basalt fibers. The improvement in the ILSS indicates thorough wettability being achieved between all the composite components. The addition of ZnO nanofiller improved the flexural strength, while there was no remarkable improvement in the tensile strength of the ZnO modified epoxy/baslat (BEZ) composite. Maximum improvement in the strengths is observed for BEZ2 composite with 2 wt% of ZnO nanofiller. For BEZ2 composite, the flexural and tensile strength increased by about 22% and 9.78% respectively in comparison to unfilled BEZ0 composite. The ILSS for BEZ2 composite improved by 21.74% in comparison to BEZ0 composite. In addition, more than 2 wt% addition of the ZnO nanofiller resulted in the reduction of flexural, tensile and ILSS of the composite due to agglomeration. Such agglomeration resulted in the failure of the composite due to delamination, matrix cracking and fiber fracture as observed through scanning electron microscopy images of the fractured composites.

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Study on Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fibers Superior to E-glass Fibers

Cited by 45 publications

References 51 publications

Tailoring Basalt Fibers and E-Glass Fibers as Reinforcements for Increased Impact Resistance

Tailoring Basalt Fibers and E-Glass Fibers as Reinforcements for Increased Impact Resistance

Effect of combined micro and nano silicon carbide particles addition on mechanical, wear and moisture absorption features of basalt bidirectional mat/vinyl ester composites

Hybridization effect on the mechanical properties of basalt fiber reinforced ZnO modified epoxy composites

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