Preliminary communication
Effect of fiber type on mechanical properties of polyurethane composites
Šuhreta HUSIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-1232
; Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia
Abstract
The effects of three different types of fibers (E-glass, S-glass and Carbon fibers) on physical and mechanical properties of polyurethane resin based composites were studied. The mechanical properties (tensile strength and modulus, flexural strength and modulus, and interlaminar shear strength) of the polyurethane composites were found to depend primarily on the type of fiber, and specifically on the accessibility of hydroxy functionality on the fiber. The results showed that carbon fiber reinforced polyurethane composite had superior properties compared to E-glass and S-glass reinforced composites and the lowest void fraction.
Keywords
E-glass fiber; S-glass fiber; Carbon fiber; polyurethane resin; mechanical properties
Hrčak ID:
12980
URI
Publication date:
23.3.2004.
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