Mechanical and thermomechanical characterisation of vacuum-infused thermoplastic- and thermoset-based composites - ScienceDirect
In this work, a comparative performance study was conducted on glass
fibre-reinforced thermoplastic acrylic and thermosetting epoxy laminates
produced by vacuum-assisted resin transfer moulding. Mechanical
characterisation revealed that the acrylic-based composite had superior
transverse tensile strength and mode-I fracture toughness to the epoxy
composite, while longitudinal flexural properties and short beam shear
strength were found to be comparable......
