Properties Investigations on Metallic Fiber Reinforced Sandwich Composites

Abstract:

The present study deals with the usage of two types of metallic reinforcements namely bronze and steel, one natural reinforcement namely jute and an artificial reinforcement namely glass for preparation of composite laminates. The study investigates the mechanical behaviour of prepared samples and concludes with the selection of best samples. Four composite laminates were prepared by changing the compositions of reinforcements in polyester resin. Tensile, compressive, flexural and impact tests were carried out on the developed samples and it was found that the inclusion of jute and metallic reinforcements improved the compressive and impact strengths of the composite whereas inclusion of jute and glass improved the tensile and flexural strengths of the composite.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 813-814)
• Pages: 101-105
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.813-814.101
• Online since: November 2015
• Authors: R. Vinayagamoorthy*, S. Karthikeyan, R.S. Prem Bhargav, T.V. Rajivalochan
• Keywords: Bronze Fiber, Jute Fiber, Mechanical Properties, Sandwich Composites, Steel Fiber

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