EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION OF THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS PRODUCED WITH PARTICLE REINFORCED ADHESIVES

Abstract

The composite adhesives which are produced by adding particles into the structural adhesives used in aviation field as well as the latest developments in nanotechnology have given a new perspective to the design of adhesively bonded joints. In this study, the mechanical aspects of fibre glass composite materials produced with method hand lay-up by adding powder of composite material into adhesives were examined with an experimental manner under tensile load. Polyester was used as the structural adhesives; powder of fibre glass composite materials was used as additive materials at 1% or 2% by weight, and the samples of tensile were produced. The results of the experiment showed that tensile failure load was increased in the fibre glass composite material bonded with particle-reinforced adhesive. In addition, the study examined the force-displacement curves and found that the joints with nanoparticle-added adhesive had an increased displacement capacity.