Abstract
An analytical method is developed to determine the effective elastic moduli of a filled resin reinforced by randomly oriented chopped fibres, a three-phase composite such as a filled sheet moulding compound (SMC). The analytical results compare well with experimental results for both filled (glass/calcium carbonate/polyester) and unfilled (glass/polyester) SMC composites. The numerical results also illustrate the important influence of the filler phase on the composite stiffness properties.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2183-2190 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1979 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering