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"Study on the preparation of Epoxy Polymeric Composites" published in the magazine "Textile Today, January 2008".

January 2008

 
     
  Study on the preparation of Epoxy Polymeric Composites  
  Mohammad Rafiqur Rashid1 and B K Kandola2  
     
 

ABSTRACT

 
 

A composite material is a combination of two or more chemically different materials with a distinct interface between them. The main components of composite materials are fibres and matrix. In this study a series of epoxy composite laminates reinforced with glass, carbon, aramid and hybrid (glass/carbon, glass/aramid) fabrics with different weave structures and area densities are prepared. This thesis is to study the curing cycle of epoxy resin by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and influence of resin uptake percentage on variation of reinforcing fibre type and geometry. For determination of curing cycle of the epoxy resin, several experiments have been carried out using DSC. The analysis of the physical properties of the composites laminates indicates that  resin uptake percentage depends on the area density of the fabric. Lower area density fabric has higher resin uptake than higher density fabric.

 
     
            1. Asst. Prof. Department of Textile Technology,  
                Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka.  
            2. Professor, Department of Textile Technology, University of Bolton, UK.  
     
     
 

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