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This study was carried out to investigated the effect of ceramic fillers (aluminum
oxide Al2O3 and titania TiO2 ) and industrial wastes (red mud and copper slag) with
weight fraction (10% wt)on the mechanical properties of composite material consist of
epoxy reinforced with glass fiber with weight fraction (40/50)%wt .Some tests are carried
out like: impact strength, tensile strength and harness and results have been compared
with composite material reinforced only with glass fiber (50/50)%wt . The results show
that the composite reinforced with TiO2 had higher value of impact strength and lowest
value of tensile strength compared with other composites, while composite material
reinforced only with glass fiber had higher value of tensile strength. Also, it can be seen
that all hybrid composites have hardness values higher than that of composite material
reinforced only with glass fiber and the highest hardness value was for the composites
material reinforced with Al2O3.
Keywords: Hybrid Composites, Unsaturated Polyester, Ceramic and Industrial Wastes
Fillers, Mechanical Properties.
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