Development of high mechanical strength laminates using industrial fibers

Abstract

iber composite materials have great applications for the building and construction industries. The main objective of fiber-reinforced composites is to obtain materials with high strength together with a higher elastic modulus. In this work, composite materials of fibers were built as reinforcing agents in slip as a ceramic matrix. Fiber volume fractions between 5% and 20% were examined. For the preparation of several compositions of porcelain stoneware tiles, the fibers were first conditioned for later mixing with the slip. It has been evaluated the effect provided by each of the agents mentioned above, within the matrix in improving the mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced material. The resulting materials were studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM), flexural strenght mesuraments, particle size evaluation and colorimetry analysis.