Investigation of mechanical properties and impact strength depending on the number of fiber layers in glass fiber-reinforced polyester matrix composite materials

TÜRKMEN İ., Koksal N. S.

Materialpruefung/Materials Testing, vol.56, no.6, pp.472-478, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 56 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.3139/120.110587
  • Journal Name: Materialpruefung/Materials Testing
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.472-478
  • Keywords: Glass fiber-reinforced composite, hand lay-up, mechanical properties, impact test
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study, glass fiber-reinforced composite materials were produced by hand lay-up with different number of layers of glass fiber, and tensile, flexural and impact fatigue strength of composite materials were investigated. The samples were also metallographically characterized. Depending on the number of fiber layers of samples mechanical properties and impact fatigue strength were examined. Due to the increase in the number of fiber layers, the mechanical properties of the samples were found to be improved. © Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co KG.