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JOURNAL OF REINFORCED PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 227-234Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0731684406056429
Keywords
composite; EPCNSL; impact; compression and water absorption; granite powder
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Granite powder, a waste product generated while sizing granite slabs has been posing problems of disposal. The purpose of this study is to make a meaningful utilization of granite powder as the filler in epoxy phenol cashew nut shell liquid (EPCNSL)-toughened epoxy matrix. The properties under consideration are impact and compression. Composites are made with varying proportions of granite powder in pure epoxy and EPCNSL-toughened epoxy matrix system. The impact strength is determined by using an Izod impact tester. The compression properties are measured on a computerized universal testing machine according to ASTM standards. A comparison of the properties of the composites filled with untreated and treated granite powder establish that the treatment of granite powder imparts better reinforcing properties.
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