Mechanical Properties of Epoxy Resin – Fly Ash Composite

Abstract

There has been significant increase in use of

Surface treated fly ash filled modified epoxy composites

“…Surface treatment of fly ash with acetone and silane improves impact properties than untreated fly ash in epoxy matrix [7] . Epoxy resin a thermosetting polymer has many advantages such as high strength and stiffness, good chemical and electrical resistances and low cost [8] . The use of unmodified epoxy resins based on bisphenol A-epichlorohydrin exhibits brittleness and low elongation after cure.…”

Recycling of Coal Power Fly Ash Mineral Particulate to Modify Microhardness and Tensile properties of Epoxy Polymer

“…Fly ash has been mixed with the epoxy resin to invent light-weight material [4] with low cost [10], as well as, to enhance the matrix properties [10, 11, and 12].…”

“…It is a thermoset polymer formed from two materials combined together by mixing and thethen chemical reaction during curing [4]. Epoxy resins have excellent adhesion to other materials, chemical and heat resistance, good to excellent mechanical properties [4][5][6][7], and very good electrical insulating properties [4][5][6][7].Epoxy resin finds wide range of applications because of its splendid properties in fibres, optoelectronics, dentistry, industrial tooling applications and electronics. Epoxies can be used for repairing (adhesive), pottery, glass, wood, metal, and leather objects [5][6][7], as repair material for marine applications, in jewellerymaking, and paints and coatings [5,7,8,9].…”

“…Fly ash has good to excellent properties that can be used in various applications such as reinforcement in cement concrete, flowable fill, fly ash bricks / tiles, structural fill/ embankment road base/ sub-base, roofing tiles, paints, mineral fill, blasting grit, mining applications, gypsum panel products, waste stabilization, agriculture, aggregate, and as filler in wood and plastic products [1,2,3]. Fly ash isvery cheap, light weight, abundantly available as waste material and equivalent or superior to other virgin material [1,2], Epoxy resin: is widely used as thermoset plastic in polymer matrix composites (PMC) [4]. It is a thermoset polymer formed from two materials combined together by mixing and thethen chemical reaction during curing [4].…”

“…Fly ash isvery cheap, light weight, abundantly available as waste material and equivalent or superior to other virgin material [1,2], Epoxy resin: is widely used as thermoset plastic in polymer matrix composites (PMC) [4]. It is a thermoset polymer formed from two materials combined together by mixing and thethen chemical reaction during curing [4]. Epoxy resins have excellent adhesion to other materials, chemical and heat resistance, good to excellent mechanical properties [4][5][6][7], and very good electrical insulating properties [4][5][6][7].Epoxy resin finds wide range of applications because of its splendid properties in fibres, optoelectronics, dentistry, industrial tooling applications and electronics.…”