Reinforced thermoset composites

Crasto. A.S. and Kim, R.Y. (1993). On the determination of residual stresses in fiber-reinforced thermoset composites. J. Reinforced Plast. Composites. 12, 545-558. 

Unsaturated polyesters account for nearly 75% of the reinforced thermosetting composite volume... 

Reinforced thermoset composites of UP are used extensively because of their non-melting, high thermal and chemical resistances, hardness, mechanical properties, dimensional stabilities and low flammabilities. 

Thielemans, W. and Wool, R.P. (2004) Butyrated kraft lignin as compatibilizing agent for natural fiber reinforced thermoset composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, 35,327-338. Satheesh Kumar, M.N., Mohanty, A.K., Erickson, L. and Misra, M. (2009) Lignin and its applications with polymers. Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, 3, 1-24. 

Unsaturated polyester-based thermosets account for >70 % of the total global volume of all the glass fiber-reinforced thermosetting composites currently used (Atkins 1978 Majumdar 2008). 

Table 12.3 Selected tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of PALF-reinforced thermoset composites...

Figure 6.3 Various surface treatment techniques for modification of fibres to improve interfacial adhesion in fibre-reinforced thermoset composites...

Contact moulding is a simple and well known method for fabrication of fibre-reinforced thermoset composites. Thermoset resins which cure at room temperature such as unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, and epoxy are used to make glass, jute or carbon fibre-reinforced composites using contact moulding. A wide variety of structures can be fabricated using this technique without limitation with respect to the size and complexity of the shape of the structure. However, the process is very labour-intensive and time-consuming, so is used only for a short run or one-off production. 

The interest in the use of raw materials derived from renewable sources, combined with the good properties that have been observed for these materials, have led to the perspective that composites based on bio-resins and lignocellulosic and/or cellulosic fibers will experience an impressive development in a near future. Furthermore, the coming years should see an increased number of investigations on nano-reinforced thermoset composites, including phenolic composites. 

Paiva J M F and Frollini E (2000), Natural fibers reinforced thermoset composites , in Frollini E, Leao A L and Mattoso LHC, Natural Polymers and Agrofibers Based Composites, Sao Paulo, Brazil, USP/UNESP/EMBRAPA, 229-255. 

Ersoy N, Garstka T, Potter K, Wisnom M, Porter D, Clegg M, Stringer G (2010), Development of the properties of a carbon fibre reinforced thermosetting composite through cure . Composites A, 41, 401M09... 

Van den Emde CAM, Van den Dolder A (1991) Comparison of environmental stress corrosion cracking in different glass fibre reinforced thermoset composites. In Cardon AH, Verchery G (eds) Durability of polymer based composite systems for structmal applications. Elsevier Applied Science, New York, pp 408 17... 

I 6 Biofiber-Reinforced Thermoset Composites Table 6.1 List of important biofibers [10]. 

PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES OF NANOPARTICLE AND LONG FIBER REINFORCED THERMOSET COMPOSITES... 

Sun E.S. Modeling and Simulation of Thermomechanical Behavior of Thick Fiber Reinforced Thermoset Composites, Ph.D. thesis. University of Wisconsin-Madison (1996). 

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