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- Title
The Mechanical Performance of Recycled Slate Waste Fiber Composites Based on Unsaturated Polyester Resins.
- Authors
Ruiz-Bustos, Rocío; López-Uceda, Antonio; López-Martínez, María Isabel; Van Duijn, Joost
- Abstract
In the last few decades, there has been increasing social awareness for environmental conservation, which is driving the development of composite materials based on natural fibers. These new materials have interesting properties that allow for their use in a variety of applications. This study deals with the development of composite materials based on unsaturated polyester resins reinforced with recycled mineral fibers, such as slate fibers obtained from slate production waste, which have similar properties to glass fiber. The mechanical properties of these composites have been determined by tensile and flexural/bending tests. The influence of various variables such as matrix composition (flexible polyester content) and the weight percentage of fiber added to mechanical properties were evaluated. The flexible/rigid polyester content varied from 0 to 40% and the fiber one from 0 to 30 wt%. Composites with ≥20 wt% of slate fiber reinforcement are shown to have tensile (35 MPa) and flexural (57 MPa) strengths that can compete with materials reinforced with artificial fibers.
- Subjects
UNSATURATED polyesters; WASTE recycling; FIBROUS composites; SYNTHETIC fibers; NATURAL fibers; COMPOSITE materials; ENVIRONMENTAL protection
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2023, Vol 16, Issue 17, p6041
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma16176041