Effect of filler on fracture of short glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin

Abstract

The effect of fly-ash filler in short glass fibre and random glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin were studied under tensile loading. The tows of fibre were continuously coated with epoxy resin prior to chopping into moulding pellets. The results show that the fracture properties of short and random glass fibre reinforced epoxy resin can be increased by filling fly-ash particles and coating of fibres. © 1989.