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Glass fiber-reinforced polymer-matrix (GFRP) composites are used to manufacture devices such as radomes, electrical insulators, and radar-absorbing structures, many of which are used in applications with strict mechanical and dielectric property requirements. As such, designs and properties of GFRP composite materials should be regularly improved to guarantee their safe operation and meet their constantly evolving application requirements. In this study, glass fiber (GF) particles and epoxy resin 128 (EP-128) were used to manufacture high-performance EP/GF-X composites with GF particle contents ranging from 5% to 40%. An investigation into their mechanical and dielectric properties revealed that EP/GF-20 composite specimens presented the best mechanical performance with their bending strength and modulus reaching 159.68 MPa and 6521.92 MPa, respectively, and an average dielectric constant of 4.862 within the 10-10(5) Hz frequency range. A theoretical analysis of the EP/GF-X composite specimens' dielectric constants using classic dielectric models based on the Lichtenecker, Bruggeman, Jaysundere-Smith, and Maxwell-Garnett rule-of-mixture equations indicated that the dielectric model based on the Bruggeman rule-of-mixture equation provided the dielectric constants closest to the measured values with a maximum deviation of less than -0.321% for EP/GF-40 composites. This study provides a feasible strategy to control the mechanical and dielectric properties of GFRP composites.
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POLYMER COMPOSITES
ISSN: 0272-8397
Year: 2023
Issue: 1
Volume: 45
Page: 535-554
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JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:2
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WoS CC Cited Count: 6
SCOPUS Cited Count: 7
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 1
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