PST 590 - POLYMER PROCESSING AND COMPOSITE FABRICATION LABORATORY

RESULTS COMPOSITE FABRICATION

LAB 1
Mix no. 1 2 3 4 5

Unsaturated Polyester Resin (g) 100 100 100 100 100

MEKP Solution (ml) 1 2 3 4 5

Gelation Time (min) 16.5 9.10 6.20 4.45 3.58

Harden Time (min) 18.2 10.48 6.56 5.25 5.05

LAB 2
Type of glass fiber Modulus Young's Tensile strength Elongation at
(MPa) (MPa) break (%)
Single Ply Woven glass
9870.47 133.72 2.54
fiber
Single Ply Non-Woven
5623.33 37.10 1.34
glass fiber

LAB 3
Type of glass fiber Modulus Young's Tensile strength Elongation at
(MPa) (MPa) break (%)
Double Ply Woven glass
7895.19 203.02 3.73
fiber
Double Ply Non-Woven
5470.77 75.21 2.35
glass fiber

LAB 4
Modulus Young's Tensile strength Elongation at
Orientation
(MPa) (MPa) break (%)
0, 45 10817.56 195.00 3.18

0, 90 14054.84 268.92 3.18