Effects of fillers on the fracture behaviour of particulate polyester composites
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Article Title | Effects of fillers on the fracture behaviour of particulate polyester composites |
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ERA Journal ID | 3696 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wong, K. J. (Author), Yousif, B. F. (Author), Low, K. O. (Author), Ng, Y. (Author) and Tan, S. L. (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design |
Journal Citation | 45 (1), pp. 67-78 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0309-3247 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1243/03093247JSA553 |
Web Address (URL) | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1243/03093247JSA553 |
Abstract | In the current work, the fracture toughness of sand-particle- and wood-flake reinforced polyester composites was studied under a linear elastic fracture mechanics approach. The effects of the particulate volume fraction (0–60 vol %) were studied. Scanning electron microscopy was used to observe the damage features on the composite surface. Results showed that sand-particle- and fine-wood-flake-reinforced polymer composites exhibited better results at 40 vol% than at other particulate volume fractions. Meanwhile, coarse-wood-flake-reinforced polymer composites showed higher properties at 30 vol % than at other particulate volume fractions. Observation of the composite surface after tests showed that sand particles have poor interfacial adhesion compared with wood flakes. |
Keywords | sand particles; wood flakes; polyester composites; fracture toughness |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401799. Mechanical engineering not elsewhere classified |
401602. Composite and hybrid materials | |
401707. Solid mechanics | |
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Byline Affiliations | Multimedia University, Malaysia |
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zz0w/effects-of-fillers-on-the-fracture-behaviour-of-particulate-polyester-composites
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