The mechanical performance of recycled slate waste fiber composites based on unsaturated polyester resins
Autor
Ruiz Bustos, Rocío
López Uceda, Antonio
López Martínez, M.I.
Van Duijn, Joost
Editor
MDPIFecha
2023Materia
Fibrous compositesMechanical properties
Recycled slate fibers
Unsaturated polyester matrix
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In the last few decades, there has been increasing social awareness for environmental conservation, which is driving the development of composite materials based on natural fibers. These new materials have interesting properties that allow for their use in a variety of applications. This study deals with the development of composite materials based on unsaturated polyester resins reinforced with recycled mineral fibers, such as slate fibers obtained from slate production waste, which have similar properties to glass fiber. The mechanical properties of these composites have been determined by tensile and flexural/bending tests. The influence of various variables such as matrix composition (flexible polyester content) and the weight percentage of fiber added to mechanical properties were evaluated. The flexible/rigid polyester content varied from 0 to 40% and the fiber one from 0 to 30 wt%. Composites with ≥20 wt% of slate fiber reinforcement are shown to have tensile (35 MPa) and flexural (57 MPa) strengths that can compete with materials reinforced with artificial fibers.