Abstract
This paper reports on the work carried out on two resins, which served as matrices in glass fibre-reinforced composite structural materials for naval ship construction. In generic terms, these are called polyester and vinylester. Specimens were subjected to compressive strain rates ranging from 0.005 to 10 s −1 using a servo-hydraulic testing machine. Fundamental properties related to resin strength, modulus and ductility were measured, and fracture mechanisms were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy. The influence of resin properties on the overall performance of short glass fibre composites is discussed.
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