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GFRP biocomposites produced with a novel high-performance bio-based unsaturated polyester resin

Hofmann, Mateus  
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Shahid, Abu T.
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Machado, Marina
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October 1, 2022
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

This paper presents the manufacturing and the mechanical and thermomechanical properties of a bio-based glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) composite, produced by vacuum infusion, using an in-house high-performance bio-based unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) with more than 50 wt% of its content derived from renewable raw materials. Specimens were successfully produced, and their mechanical and thermomechanical properties was compared to an equivalent GFRP composite produced with conventional petroleum-based UPR and the same fibre architecture. The bio-based GFRP composite presented 538 MPa, 210 MPa, and 52 MPa of tensile, compressive, and shear strengths; 20 GPa, 24 GPa, and 2.5 GPa of tensile, compressive, and shear moduli; and 3.0%, 0.8%, and 14.8% of tensile, compressive, and shear strain at failure, meeting or exceeding the mechanical properties of the conventional counterpart. Furthermore, the bio-based GFRP composite presented a T-g of 64 degrees C (defined from onset of the storage modulus decay), enabling its outdoors use.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.compositesa.2022.107098
Web of Science ID

WOS:000884761000003

Author(s)
Hofmann, Mateus  
Shahid, Abu T.
Machado, Marina
Garrido, Mario
Bordado, Joao C.
Correia, Joao R.
Date Issued

2022-10-01

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Published in
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume

161

Article Number

107098

Subjects

Engineering, Manufacturing

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Materials Science, Composites

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Engineering

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Materials Science

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biocomposite

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mechanical properties

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thermomechanical

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vacuum infusion

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natural fiber composites

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mechanical-properties

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biobased composites

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basalt fiber

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polymer

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flammability

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durability

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polyimides

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/192968
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