Analysis of Laminate Configuration on Impact Properties of Glass Fibre Epoxy Nanocomposites

摘要

The impact behaviors of glass fibre reinforced/epoxy nanocomposites were studied by experimental using instrumental falling weight testing machine at three different energy levels. Two types of laminates were prepared by hand lay-up method with varying nanoclay into the epoxy in a 1%, 3% and 5%, respectively. The structures of nanocomposites were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that the nanoclay was orderly exfoliated in the epoxy resin. The impact properties of maximum load and energy absorption were determined. It was observed that addition of 3% nanoclay into the epoxy, the maximum load was enhanced by 32% and energy absorption by 24% at the energy level of 24.89J. The impact fractured surface morphology of the glass fibre/epoxy nanocomposites was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).