Impact Fracture Study of Filled Epoxy Resins

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2004

Authors

Pedro V. Vasconcelos (Author) Other; F. Jorge Lino (Author) FEUP; António Magalhães (Author) Other; Rui J. Neto (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: 12 Convencion Cientifica de Ingenieria Y Arquitectura

V Congresso de Ingenieria de Materiales, CUJAE

Havana, Cuba, 30 de novembro a 3 de dezembro de 2004

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Mechanical engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Mechanical engineering

Other information

Abstract (EN): Epoxy-based composites moulds are frequently used for wax and polymer materials injection. Tri-phase materials, composed by an epoxy resin, aluminium particles and milled glass or carbon fibres were produced with better mechanical and thermal performances than the single materials, increasing the competitiveness of the epoxy rapid tooling processes. Charpy Impact tests were employed to obtain a qualitative indication of the composites toughness. The electronic instrumentation of these tests allows a more accurate differentiation of the impact behaviour of the neat and aluminium filled resins, and the tri-phase composites, and consequently, more rigorously tailor their properties.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9