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Exploring the Potential of Alternate Inorganic Fibers for Automotive Composites by Muhammad Shoaib; Hafsa Jamshaid; Mubark Alshareef; Fahad Ayesh Alharthi; Mumtaz Ali; Muhammad Waqas is a Materials Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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Composites are a promising material for high-specific strength applications; specifically, fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) are in the limelight for their extraordinary mechanical properties. Amongst all FRPCs, carbon fiber reinforcements are dominant in the aerospace and automotive industry; however, their high cost poses a great obstacle in commercial-scale manufacturing. To this end, we explored alternate low-cost inorganic fibers such as basalt and rockwool as potential replacements for carbon fiber composites. In addition to fibrous inclusions to polymers, composites were also fabricated with inclusions of their respective particulates formed using ball milling of fibers. Considering automotive applications, composites’ mechanical and thermo-mechanical properties were compared for all samples. Regarding mechanical properties, rockwool fiber and basalt fiber composites showed 30.95% and 20.77% higher impact strength than carbon fiber, respectively. In addition, rockwool and basalt fiber composites are less stiff than carbon and can be used in low-end applications in the automotive industry. Moreover, rockwool and basalt fiber composites are more thermally stable than

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Author

Muhammad Shoaib; Hafsa Jamshaid; Mubark Alshareef; Fahad Ayesh Alharthi; Mumtaz Ali; Muhammad Waqas

Publisher

MDPI AG

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Materials Science (Physical Sciences)