Experimental Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Composite Materials Produced With Particle Reinforced Adhesives

Thecomposite adhesives which are produced by adding particles into the structuraladhesives used in aviation field as well as the latest developments innanotechnology have given a new perspective to the design of adhesively bondedjoints. In this study, the mechanical aspects of fibre glass compositematerials produced with method hand lay-up by adding powder of compositematerial into adhesives were examined with an experimental manner under tensileload. Polyester was used as the structural adhesives; powder of fibre glasscomposite materials was used as additive materials at 1% or 2% by weight, andthe samples of tensile were produced. The results of the experiment showed thattensile failure load was increased in the fibre glass composite material bondedwith particle-reinforced adhesive. In addition, the study examined the force-displacementcurves and found that the joints with nanoparticle-added adhesive had anincreased displacement capacity.