Abstract
The effect of fibre length on the strength of glass fibre-epoxy resin composites has been examined by beam bending experiments on uniaxially aligned material. The results agree well with theoretical predictions and the critical fibre length is found to be 12.7 mm (0.5 in.).
A method of measuring the interfacial shear strength of the fibre-matrix interface has been developed and the measured value of the interfacial shear strength found to be 9.5 N mm−2.
The mechanism of shear failure is examined and discussed in detail.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Explore related subjects
Discover the latest articles, news and stories from top researchers in related subjects.Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
References
K. J. Brookfield, in “Fibre Reinforced Plastics”, edited by P. Morgan (Iliffe, New York, 1954).
A. Kelly andW. R. Tyson, Chapter 13 in “High-Strength Materials”, edited by V. F. Zackay (John Wiley and Son, New York, 1965), p. 587.
W. S. Carswell andA. H. Lockhart, “The Effect of Fibre Length on the Tensile Strength of Glass Resin Composites. (Internal Report, National Engineering Laboratory).
R. H. Norman, D. I. James, andG. M. Gale,Chem. Eng. (October 1964) 243.
J. Cook andJ. E. Gordon,Proc. Roy. Soc. A242 (1964) 508.
J. O. Outwater, Jr,Modern Plastics 33 (1965) 156.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Formerly at Glasgow
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Hancock, P., Cuthbertson, R.C. The effect of fibre length and interfacial bond in glass fibre-epoxy resin composites. J Mater Sci 5, 762–768 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00562162
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00562162