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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Glass Composites"”.
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Investigation of Waterborne Epoxies for E-Glass Composites
… replacement for solvent cast epoxies in E-glass laminated printed circuit boards. This research has revealed that the viscoelastic behavior of the cured epoxy is altered when serving as the matrix in a glass composite. The additional constraining and coupling of the E-glass fibers to the …
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Analyses Of Pultruded Polyester/ E-Glass Composites Subjected To Environmental Degradation
… of experimental mold releases for a pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (gfrp). The initial assessment criteria include comparisons between pull forces and surface appearances for each mold release. Composites fabricated using experimental mold releases that exhibited acceptable properties …
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Constitutive Behavior of Bulk Metallic Glass Composites at Ambient and High Temperatures
… a disordered microstructure, called a metallic glass. Metallic glasses are generally brittle at room temperatures and fail catastrophically via one dominant or multiple shear bands. These limitations can be overcome by producing BMG composites, which contain crystalline phases, resulting in an …
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Quasi-Static and Fatigue Evaluation of Pultruded Vinyl Ester/E-Glass Composites
… angle-ply, and quasi-isotropic vinyl ester/E-glass non-woven tricot stitched fabric composite laminates fabricated from the Continuous Resin Transfer Molding (CRTM) pultrusion process were the focus of this research. The tricot stitch and the 6% vinyl ester matrix cure shrinkage were found to …
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Low Cost Manufacturing and Performance Evaluation of Soy-based Polyurethane/E-glass Composites
… environmental regulatory and economic factors. Glass reinforced composites are very popular in construction and in the boat building industry because of their low cost material and low manufacturing cost. The popular thermoset resins in such applications are unsaturated polyester and vinyl …
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Design, Synthesis, and Characterisation of Metal–Organic Framework Crystal–Glass Composites (MOF CGCs)
… synthesis and characterisation of MOF crystal–glass composites formed by dispersing crystalline MOFs within a MOF glass matrix. The first of these novel materials incorporates MIL 53 within a ZIF 62 glass matrix where the crystalline phase’s coordinative bonding and chemical structure are …
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Effect of manufacturing process conditions on the durability of pultruded vinyl ester/glass composites
Fiber reinforced polymer composites, FRPs, have an increased role in structural applications. Environmental durability is important for the design of structural components. Processes such as pultrusion are cost-effective methods of producing FRPs. This research focused on the durability of …
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Production and characterisation of bioresorbable polymers and polymer-glass composites for application in cardiac stents
… materials based on polymer blends and polymer-glass composites, for future application in an effective and safe bioresorbable cardiac stent. PLLA was combined with polyethylene-glycol functionalised poly(L-lactide-co-caprolactone) (PLCL-PEG) to form a semi-miscible set of polymer blends with …
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A Study Of The Mechanical Behavior Of Composite Materials Exposed To Corrosive Environments
… of commercially pultruded uni-directional e-glass composites. The case study specimens, including a variety of commercially pultruded polyester/e-glass and vinylester/e-glass composites were exposed to corrosive environments, namely: distilled water (h2o), bleach (naclo), and hydrochloric …
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Multifunctionality in epoxy/glass fibers composites with graphene interphase
… effect of a graphene interphase in epoxy/glass fibers composites was investigated by coating glass fibers (GF) with graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) nanosheets by an electrophoretic deposition (EPD) technique. Graphite oxide was prepared using modified Hummers method in …
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Echogenic Biomaterials for Medical Ultrasound Tracking
… fabrication of ultrasound responsive polymer-glass composites. Optimal composition will be researched through three complimentary approaches. The first approach seeks to develop a polyurethane-glass microparticle composite to understand the relationship between microparticle loading and …
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Simulation of Enviro-mechanical Durability for Life Prediction of E-Glass/Vinyl Ester Composites using a Bridge Service Environment
In order for composites to become an accepted material for infrastructure application, life prediction and durability must be understood. The majority of studies have examined the strength and fatigue response of composites under hot and/or moist conditions. Various researchers have also studied …
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Simulation of Fatigue Performance & Creep Rupture of Glass-Reinforced Polymeric Composites for Infrastructure Applications
… duration. Simulation of the fatigue of glass fiber-reinforced composites is achieved by replacing the constant stress parameter in the model with a sinusoidal wave function. Results from the creep rupture model using fused silica fiber parameters, compare well with S-2 glass/epoxy …
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Performance Evaluation of RC Flexural Elements Strengthened by Advanced Composites
The flexural performance of composite systems made of reinforced concrete, Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) and adhesives was studied during the current research. The experimental investigation was principally concentrated on the potential use of Kevlar® 49 (aramid fibre) for RC beam strengthening. …