Open AccessMechanical, Thermal and Morphological Characterization of Basalt Fibre Composite- A Review
Author(s) -
Mehul Nautiyal,
Aditya Shrinet,
M Ramachandran
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/810/1/012043
Subject(s) - basalt , basalt fiber , materials science , corrosion , composite material , mortar , fiber , geology , geochemistry
In fibre reinforced polymers as well as fibre reinforced mortar, basalt fibre has been made an important replacement to glass, polymeric fibre and steel after its exploration. Now a day’s BF (Basalt Fibre) has shown a rise in its attention as a replacement for glass and CF (Carbon Fibre). Basalt is a type of rock mainly dark coloured volcanic rock, which is formed after cooling lava from the volcano. In the production of fibre, basalt rocks having SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) content of 46% is mainly used. Although basalt rock is found having various proportion of materials, only particular type of basalt rocks is used. The recently develop BFRP (Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer) manufactured from naturally occurring volcanic rooks shows tremendous advantages for example its recyclable, eco-friendly or does not harm the eco-system, consumes less energy in productions and as compared other types of FRP, has high performance to cost ratio. Therefore, pertaining to these advantages basalt fibre reinforced fibre has become a more reliable material to use in civil works or buildings various infrastructure. As steel material comes in contact to the corrosion, BFRP is preferred over steel as it has resistance to chemical corrosion as well as it is light weight also.