CHARACTERIZATION OF CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURE FABRICATED USING GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER AND MACHINED BY ABRASIVE JET MACHINING

Abstract

Composite materials play an important role in many industrial applications. Researchers around the world are working to create new composites to improve the usefulness of these materials. GRP (Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer) is a composite material made from a fiberglass reinforced polymer matrix. They have better stiffness, strength, electrical conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion, excellent fatigue resistance, and the ability to produce materials of complex shapes. I am. In this study, different layers of different types of fiberglass cloth are used to manually manufacture fiberglass reinforced polymer hollow cylinder components and test the torsional and compressive strength of the sample. There are various fiberglass fabrics such as veil mats and textiles. Analysis is performed on the different types of samples generated to see if they are suitable for different applications. The results of the study show the effect of different layers of fiberglass on their strength and the possibility of replacing the weakly transmitting metal shaft with a composite shaft (GRP).