FABRICATE POLYMER COMPOSITES BY DISPERSING ASSURED MATERIALS IN POLYESTER RESIN; CREATE SPECIMENS USING THE RESIN CASTING METHOD

The aim is to fabricate polymer composites by dispersing assured materials in polyester resin, create specimens using the resin casting method, test them and estimate the fracture toughness and analyse it using finite element analysis. The constituents of a composite are generally arranged so that one or more discontinuous phases are embedded in a continuous phase. The discontinuous phase is reinforcement and continuous phase is the matrix. In general the reinforcements are much stronger than the matrix. Both constituents are required and each must accomplish specific tasks if the composite is to perform as intended. Increasing the volume content of reinforcements can increase the strength and stiffness of a composite.