Impact Strength of Hybrid Epoxy–Basalt Composites Modified with Mineral and Natural Fillers

Autor: Danuta Matykiewicz, Mateusz Barczewski, Marwan Suleiman Mousa, Mavinkere Rangappa Sanjay, Suchart Siengchin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: ChemEngineering, Vol 5, Iss 3, p 56 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2305-7084
DOI: 10.3390/chemengineering5030056
Popis: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of mineral and natural additives (2.5; 5; 10 wt.%) on the impact strength of epoxy–basalt composites. Three types of filler were used to modify the epoxy matrix: basalt powder (BP), basalt microfiber (BF) and sunflower husk ash (SA). The impact strength and the maximum force were determined for the materials. The results of the conducted research confirm that the addition of a powder fillers to the epoxy matrix of basalt fiber reinforced composites is an effective method of improving their impact characteristic. The introduction of fillers to epoxy resin allowed to improve the impact properties of all tested groups of laminates. Moreover, in all cases, the introduction of the filler increased the maximum force needed to damage the composite sample and their hardness. For the modified materials, an increase in impact strength was recorded, respectively: by 44% for composites with BP, by 7.5% for composites with BF and by 2.5% for composites with SA.
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