THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL

Abstract

The aim of present work is to study the effect of the change of reinforcement percentage by fibers on the thermal conductivity ofr polymeric composite material consist of araldite resin reinforced by different percentage (20%,40%,60%) of chopped glass fibers .Fourier law for thermal conducting was used to calculate the thermal conductivity coefficient (k). Also reinforcement percentages (20%,40%,60%) was used to manufactured the mechanical tests specimens included impact strength, tensile strength, compressive strength as illustrated in diagrams which represent the relation between thermal conductivity coefficient (k) with temperature and between mechanical properties and reinforcement percentages