Investigating the behavioural analysis of glass and basalt fibre reinforced composite material for automobile applications

Abstract

In the automotive industry for providing high comfort and safetyrelated newlinemethods, the industries are concentrating on research on developing newlinenew materials using updated technology. Textile fibre composites are utilized newlinein various fields like aerospace, ballistic, industrial, and automobile areas, newlinebecause of their high stiffness to weight ratio and damage tolerance newlineproperties. newlineThe most important reason for the increased use of textile structural newlinecomposites is the increased expectations for product performance and demand newlinelightweight materials in global markets. In this regard, the high modulus newlinefibre-reinforced composite structures fulfil the performance level and mostly newlineused in the automotive sector. newlineMoreover, thermoplastic composites find extensive use in structural newlineand automotive applications because of their higher specific strength and newlinemodulus, high strain to failure, recyclability, and extensive durability period. newlineThe main objectives of the research work are to study the mechanical newlineproperties of 100% Glass, 100% Basalt, and Glass/Basalt combination. newlineDuring this research, various studies are conducted for choosing an newlineappropriate thermoplastic material with optimum material performance newlinecharacteristics. newlineThe 100% Glass fabric and 100% Basalt samples were developed by newlineusing of hand lay-up method with compression moulding machine and newlinesuitable process conditions were identified. newline