Comparison of Mechanical Behaviour of Carbon and Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites |
| N. Ozsoy, A. Mimaroğlu, M. Ozsoy, M.I. Ozsoy
Sakarya University, Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Serdivan/Sakarya, Turkey |
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| An experimental study has been carried out to investigate tensile and bending properties of carbon fiber (CFRE) and glass fiber-reinforced (GFRE) epoxy composites. Three different fiber orientations were applied, 0°, 90° and [0°, 90°]. The laminates were obtained by manual lay-up process. The samples were evaluated by tensile tests according to the ASTM D3039 and bending tests according to the ASTM D790. Experimental results showed that maximum tensile strengths were observed at 0° fiber direction for the both CFRE and GFRE composites. With respect to their tension properties, the CFRE samples had better performance than the GFRE samples, except for the 90° orientation. Three point bending tests proved that in all orientations CFRE composites had better performance, compared to GFRE composites. |
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.127.1032 PACS numbers: 81.05.Qk, 81.70.Bt |