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Studies on physico‐mechanical properties of some new light weight engineering materials
Author(s) -
Aminabhavi Tejraj M.,
Patel Ramesh C.,
Biradar Ningond S.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760211607
Subject(s) - materials science , epoxy , composite material , absorption of water , urea formaldehyde , cement , linseed oil , adhesive , layer (electronics) , organic chemistry , chemistry
Industrial, agricultural, and naturally occurring waste materials in conjunction with liquid epoxy resin, silica and asbestos were employed to make light weight engineering composite materials. To bring down the cost of the expensive resin, additives such as linseed oil and urea formaldehyde were added to replace the bulk of epoxy resin. Various physico‐mechanical properties of these composites were studied. In comparison with ordinary cement concrete, properties such as water absorption and fire resistance improved substantially for the majority of mixes, whereas other physico‐mechanical properties did not improve greatly in many cases. Such composites, which are similar to (and in some cases better than) ordinary cement concrete can be of use in building technology because of substantially lower prices.