October 2014

Effect of dioctyl phthalate (DOP) modified matrix on the thermal stability of glass fiber reinforced composite

Unsaturated polyester was modified with dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and used as matrix in glass fiber reinforced composite. The effect on the thermal stability of the composite was studied in this work. The results of the modification showed that modified matrix had the best thermal stability at 5 wt% DOP with temperature of 373°C at 20% weight loss as compared with unmodified of temperature of 346°C at the same...

Author(s): Muhammed Tijani Isa, Abdulkarim Salawu Ahmed, Benjamin Olufemi Aderemi, Razaina Mat Taib, Hazizan Md Akil and Ibrahim Ali Mohammed-Dabo