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Escuela Politécnica Nacional

Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica

Departamento de Materiales

Materiales Compuestos

Semestre 2020-B

Profa. Patricia I. Pontón, Ph.D.

e-mail: patricia.ponton@epn.edu.ec
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Formulation of composites
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1. Introduction
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1. Introduction
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2. Volume fractions of composite components

Volume fraction
of filler/fiber

Volume fraction
of matrix
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3. Mass/weight fractions of composite components

Mass of fiber/filler (g)

Mass fraction
of filler/fiber
Mass of composite (g)

Mass fraction
of matrix
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4. Conversion between mass and volumen fractions

Mass fraction
of filler/fiber
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5. Theoretical density of a composite
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5. Theoretical density of a composite
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6. Relationship between volumen and mass fraction
• Obtain the following equation:

Assignment 1 – 2 BIM

from:
Please, use these equations:
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7. Before continuing…
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8. Void fraction
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8. Void fraction

Volume fraction
of voids

Experimental
density of a
composite
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8. Void fraction

Theoretical density of a
composite (without voids)

(3.12)
(3.13)
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8. Void fraction

Volume fraction
of voids

(more used
equation)
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9. Exercises
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9. Exercises
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9. Exercises
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• If the density of the composite from the previous

exercise is 1.99 g/cm3, calculate the volume fraction of
voids.