Analysis of the mechanical properties of the composite of polyester matrix reinforced with glass fiber 375 and cabuya applied to the automotive industry

Authors

  • Juan G. Paredes Salinas Universidad Técnica de Ambato
  • Cristian F. Pérez Salinas Universidad Técnica de Ambato
  • Christian B. Castro Miniguano Universidad Técnica de Ambato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29019/enfoqueute.v8n3.163

Keywords:

cabuya, stress, traction, hybrid materials, automotive

Abstract

Studies of composite materials play an important role in engineering, materials, metallurgy and mechanical applications. Polymer reinforced fibers are widely used in the automotive and aeronautical industry because of their benefits such as low cost, noise control, low weight and ease of processing. The objective of this research was to prepare a composite based on 375 (FV) glass fiber with additions of natural cabuya (CF) fiber in laminations of short natural fiber of cabuya (FCO1-30%) and long fiber of the same (FL-30%). The results showed a better mechanical tensile behavior in 7.7% compared to the material commonly used. It was observed that 30% long fiber in a layer order, FV+FC+FV, is a potential reinforcement of the alternative hybrid material for automotive applications. In addition, a balanced reinforcement organization, FV+FC, and micro structural adhesion with the polymeric reinforcement matrix (RP) were evidenced by scanning microscopy. The results of tensile stress and axial deformation of the best combination of composite material, FL-30%, are validated using the finite element method (MEF).

Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

ASTM, D. (2007). Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials. ASTM International(West Conshohocken). doi: 10.1520/D7264_D7264M-07
ASTM, D. (2008). Standard test method for tensile properties of polymer matrix composite materials. ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA,. doi: 10.1520/D0638-08
ASTM, D. (2010). Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart (Tup or Falling Mass). ASTM International, West Conshohocken, PA,. doi: 10.1520/D5628-10
Belytschko, T., Liu, W. K., Moran, B., & Elkhodary, K. (2013). Nonlinear finite elements for continua and structures: John wiley & sons.
Bismarck, A., Baltazar-Y-Jiménez, A., & Sarikakis, K. (2006). Green composites as panacea? Socio-economic aspects of green materials. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 8(3), 445-463.
Bledzki, A. K., Mamun, A. A., Jaszkiewicz, A., & Erdmann, K. (2010). Polypropylene composites with enzyme modified abaca fibre. Composites Science and Technology, 70(5), 854-860.
Cao, Y., Shibata, S., & Fukumoto, I. (2006). Mechanical properties of biodegradable composites reinforced with bagasse fibre before and after alkali treatments. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 37(3), 423-429.
Casanova, L. (2010). La inversión extranjera directa en América Latina y las multinacionales emergentes latinoamericanas. Boletín Elcano(128), 7.
Chiaberge, M. (2011). New Trends and Developments in Automotive Industry.
Chung, D. D. (2010). Composite materials: science and applications: Springer Science & Business Media.
Dieu, T. V., Phai, L. T., Ngoc, P. M., Tung, N. H., & Le Phuong, T. (2004). Study on preparation of polymer composites based on polypropylene reinforced by jute fibers. JSME International Journal Series A Solid Mechanics and Material Engineering, 47(4), 547-550.
Flanagan, D., & Belytschko, T. (1981). A uniform strain hexahedron and quadrilateral with orthogonal hourglass control. International journal for numerical methods in engineering, 17(5), 679-706.
Fowler, P. A., Hughes, J. M., & Elias, R. M. (2006). Biocomposites: technology, environmental credentials and market forces. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 86(12), 1781-1789.
Gladman, B. (2007). LS-Dyna Keyword Users’ Manual. Livermore Software Corporation California.
Hallal, A., Elmarakbi, A., Shaito, A., & El‐Hage, H. (2013). Overview of Composite Materials and their Automotive Applications. Advanced Composite Materials for Automotive Applications: Structural Integrity and Crashworthiness, 1-28.
Hull, D. (2003). Materiales compuestos (Reverté Ed. Primera ed.). Barcelona.
McWilliams, A. (2015). Lightweight Materials in Transportation Advanced Materials: BBC Research.
Pickering, K. L., Efendy, M. A., & Le, T. M. (2016). A review of recent developments in natural fibre composites and their mechanical performance. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 83, 98-112.
Shaharuddin, S., & Matthews, Z. (1994). FL and Rawlings, RD, Composite Materials: Engineering and Science: Chapman & Hall, London.
Shibata, S., Cao, Y., & Fukumoto, I. (2005). Press forming of short natural fiber-reinforced biodegradable resin: Effects of fiber volume and length on flexural properties. Polymer testing, 24(8), 1005-1011.
Smith, W. F., Hashemi, J., Cázares, G. N., Caver, P. A. G., Avilés, L. C., & Velasco, J. A. B. (2006). Fundamentos de la ciencia e ingeniería de materiales: McGraw-Hill.

Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Paredes Salinas, J. G., Pérez Salinas, C. F., & Castro Miniguano, C. B. (2017). Analysis of the mechanical properties of the composite of polyester matrix reinforced with glass fiber 375 and cabuya applied to the automotive industry. Enfoque UTE, 8(3), pp. 1 - 15. https://doi.org/10.29019/enfoqueute.v8n3.163

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Miscellaneous

The articles and research published by the UTE University are carried out under the Open Access regime in electronic format. By submitting an article to any of the scientific journals of the UTE University, the author or authors accept these conditions.

The UTE applies the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license to articles in its scientific journals. Under this open access license, as an author you agree that anyone may reuse your article in whole or in part for any purpose, free of charge, including commercial purposes. Anyone can copy, distribute or reuse the content as long as the author and original source are correctly cited. This facilitates freedom of reuse and also ensures that content can be extracted without barriers for research needs.

 

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International (CC BY 3.0).

 

In addition, the journal Enfoque UTE guarantees and declares that authors always retain all copyrights to the original published works without restrictions [© The Author(s)]. Acknowledgment (BY): Any exploitation of the work is allowed, including a commercial purpose, as well as the creation of derivative works, the distribution of which is also allowed without any restriction.