Impact Toughness Evaluation of Coir Mat Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite

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Coir mat reinforced unsaturated polyester composites have been prepared and the impact toughness has been researched, and the impact toughness model has been established based on the coir weight percentage content, the change laws of each mechanical index have been detailed, thus the optimal solutions have been put forward when the coir content was from 10 wt.% to 35 wt.%. The toughening effect of coir mat on unsaturated polyester matrix is remarkable, the non-woven needle mat of coir as the reinforced body for unsaturated polyester matrix is better than that of random distribution coir form.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 765-767)

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3125-3129

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September 2013

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