SOME FAILURE MODES OF POLYLITE 440-M888 POLYESTER RESIN REINFORCED WITH RT300 ROVING FABRIC SUBJECTED TO TENSILE LOADINGS

ROSU DORIN, GOIA IOAN, VLASE SORIN, TEODORESCU HORATIU

COMPOZITE LTD. BRASOV, TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV

Abstract

The paper presents some failure modes occured in tensile tests of Polylite 440-M888 polyester resin specimens reinforced with RT300 roving fabric, specimens that have been cut in warp direction of the reinforcement. Tensile tests results are also presented. The first failures of the specimens took place in the form of inter-fibers brake at a strain of about 0,03.

Keywords

roving fabric polyester resin polylite 440-M888 failure modes polymer matrix composites glass fibers