Investigation on Properties of Fiberglass with Different Layers

A.T. Hamigah¹ , P. Maheshwaran² , D.B. Thilini Minthari³ , S. Niroshan⁴

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.8 , Issue.4 , pp.7-12, Aug-2020

Online published on Aug 31, 2020

Copyright © A.T. Hamigah, P. Maheshwaran, D.B. Thilini Minthari, S. Niroshan . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Fiberglass is known as a strong, weightless material, used in many products in day to day life. The required raw materials are very cheap, the bulk strength is high and weights are lower than many metals. Fiberglass can easily be made into intricate shapes. Fiberglass applications include aircraft, fishing boats and ships, automobiles, tubs and hulls, hot tubs, water and septic tanks, roofs, pipes, cladding, surfboards, and door siding. Aim of this work was to study the properties of fiberglass with different layers depend on the epoxy resin and a catalyst reinforced with a fiberglass mat. The ratio between the catalyst and resin was 1:10, respectively and the same amount of the mixture was used to prepare each layer. General properties such as Young?s modulus, Thermal conductivity and Chemical reactions were analyzed with different layers of fiber bars and disks. The properties vary depending on the number of layers and the amount of fiberglass reinforced epoxy and catalyst. The Young?s Modulus and Thermal conductivity of the layers are increase with increasing the layers of the fiber. When the sample layer is low, some chemical reactions occur, but for higher values, there is no chemical reaction

Key-Words / Index Term :
Fiberglass, Young?s modulus, Thermal conductivity, Chemical reactions, Epoxy resin, Layers of fiberglass

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