STUDYING TENSILE STRENGTH FOR EPOXY COMPOSITESREINFORCED WITH GLASS FIBERS

Mohammed   Hammed; Hazim   Khalaf

doi:10.24996/ijs.2011.52.3.%g

Authors

Mohammed Hammed Departement of physics, College of Science , University of AL-Anbar.Al-anbar- Iraq
Hazim Khalaf Deptartement of mechanical engineering, College of engineering, University of Tikreet . Tikreet-Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24996/ijs.2011.52.3.%25g

Keywords:

EPOXY, TENSILE, COMPOSITESREINFORCED

Abstract

This research includes the studying of tensile resistance for composite
materials reinforced with glass fibers (E-glass). Epoxy resin was used as matrix for the
reinforced materials that consist of artificial glass fiber layers (woven roving) with
directional 0-90 and with the random direction. The sheets made of composite materials
with a number of layers for both types of glass fibers with volume fraction 40% for
reinforced materials. All these sheets were cut into samples with measurement 10X120
mm and with sample thickness dependent on the number of layers of glass fibers.
Tensile resistance test samples were cut to study tensile resistance for these composite
materials. The results and laboratory examinations for these composites show increasing
the tensile resistance values for composites reinforced with glass fibers (woven roving)
compared to the composites reinforced with glass fibers with the random direction.