Fabrication of FRP Laminates produced by pultrusion process and their Characterization

Abstract

pultrusion provides large scope for producing structural members for various applications like aerospace, milit ary, marine, submarine and renewable energy generation. FRP (Fiber Reinforced Poly mer) co mposites are extensively used in airframe structural applications. Glass Fibre Reinforced Poly mer (GFRP) is one of the most commonly used composite materials in composite industry. Higher energy demands across the developed and growing world for usage and replacement of conventional material with composite materials for the engineering applicat ions which is questioned by the end user, unless t he research oriented reliable supporting certificat ion is made available. The mechan ical p roperties like tensile modulus, Flexu ral modulus of GFRP pultruded structures, the mechanical degradation (decrease in the tensile modulus and flexural modulus) will be analyzed and discussed. The pultruded structural composites were subjected to tensile and impact as per ASTMD standards.