Modelling the effect of artificial weathering on abrasive wear behaviour of glass-polyester composites

✍ Scribed by Navin Chand; M. Fahim

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 371 KB
• Volume: 2
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1023-8883
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00160972

✦ Synopsis

Moisture absorption degrades interfacial strength and induces expansional strains in fibre-polymer composites. These strains subsequently affect the abrasive wear behaviour of composites subjected to boiling water treatment. A wear model is suggested, which quantitatively estimates the wear performance of boiling-water-treated glasspolyester composites. The theoretical model is in concurrence with experimental results.