Influence of FRP Waste on the Properties of Unsaturated Polyester Resin Based Artificial Marble

Abstract:

There is a lot of glass fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) waste every year. Its low utilization rate and serious secondary pollution cause many problems. In this paper, FRP waste was added to enhance unsaturated polyester resin based artificial marble. The effects of FRP waste content and its particle size on the mechanical properties of artificial marble were discussed. Results show that the FRP waste content and its particle size are closely related to the mechanical properties of artificial marble. The artificial marble with FRP waste particle size of less than 0.075 mm and content of 12.5 wt % got the best mechanical properties, whose flexural strength was 23.72 MPa and compressive strength was 79.13 MPa, increased by 75.8 % and 128.1 %, respectively, compared with the strength of artificial marble with no FRP waste.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 809-810)
• Pages: 264-266
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.809-810.264
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Ning Liu, Fang Gang Liu, Guang Jin Li, Man Zhang, He Yi Ge*, Jian Jun Wu
• Keywords: Artificial Marble, Content, FRP Waste, Mechanical Property, Unsaturated Polyester Resin

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