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In-plane Permeability and Mechanical Properties of R-Glass/Aramid Hybrid Composites

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The use of composite structures is ever-increasing due to the need of lightweight materials, and the combination of different reinforcements in a single matrix expands even further the range of processing and final characteristics compared to the use of a single-fiber type. This work investigates the effect of hybridization on in-plane permeability and mechanical properties of R-glass/aramid/epoxy composites manufactured by vacuum infusion. Five different fiber layups were studied, pure aramid, pure R-glass and three hybrids. The inclusion of R-glass fabrics increased permeability compared to aramid, and a synergistic effect was identified, i.e., one of the hybrids presented higher values than both single-fiber stacks. Inclusion of R-glass fabrics leads to greater strength and stiffness in tensile and flexural tests. The hybrids reached an increase of up to 50% in tensile modulus, and also higher compressive, flexural and short-beam strengths. In all, the results have shown that hybridization or aramid composites with R-glass may lead to enhanced processability by vacuum infusion and allow a range of improved mechanical properties, being an alternative in expanding the range of applications for rigid aramid composites.

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The authors would like to acknowledge DuPont and Owens Corning for the fiber supply and CNPq and CAPES for the financial support.

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    Amanda Albertin Xavier da Silva & Sandro Campos Amico

  2. School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

    Jeferson Avila Souza

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Andrea Manes

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da Silva, A.A.X., Souza, J.A., Manes, A. et al. In-plane Permeability and Mechanical Properties of R-Glass/Aramid Hybrid Composites. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 29, 4484–4492 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-020-04944-1

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