@article{
author = "Bertoncelj, Barbara and Vojisavljević, Katarina and Vrabelj, Marko and Malic, Barbara",
year = "2015",
abstract = "The influence of the fraction of the glass-fiber (EGF) reinforcement, from 0 to 15 wt%, on the thermal properties of the polymer-matrix composites with the CaCO3 mineral filler is studied. The proper ratio of glass-fibers and mineral filler is important for obtaining good mechanical, and at the same time good thermal properties of the composites used in production of high-quality components in electro industry. For this purpose, the thermal stability and the thermal properties of the fiber-reinforced composites are determined from a set of different characterization techniques and linked with the microstructural changes induced by the different fiber content. The composites are stable upon heating to 260 degrees C, and undergo thermal oxidation between 280 and 560 degrees C, as found by thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis. The specific heat capacity, C-p, of the composites slightly increases with increasing EGF content for 0 to 10 wt% EGF, with respective values 0.899 J/gK and 0.903 J/gK at 20 degrees C. Slightly lower Cp values of the composite with 15 wt% EGF could be related to a non-uniform distribution of EGF and presence of voids evidenced by scanning electron microscopy. Thermal conductivity of the composites decreases with increasing EGF content from 0.960(6) W/mK to 0.878(2) W/mK for 0 and 15 wt% EGF, respectively.",
publisher = "Soc Microelectronics, Electron Components Materials-Midem, Ljubljjana",
journal = "Informacije Midem-Journal of Microelectronics Electronic Components and Materials",
title = "Thermal properties of polymer-matrix composites reinforced with E-glass fibers",
pages = "221-216",
number = "3",
volume = "45",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_911"
}
