Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Basalt Particle-Filled SMC Composites

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Compound</td><td class="align_center">Weight percentage (%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Unsaturated polyester</td><td class="align_center">36</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Thermoplastic resin</td><td class="align_center">10</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Polymerization catalyst</td><td class="align_center">0.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CaCO<sub>3</sub> or basalt particle</td><td class="align_center">30</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Glass fibre SMC3-2400 (65 mm)</td><td class="align_center">20</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Other additives</td><td class="align_center">3.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_center" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total</td><td class="align_center">100</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

International Journal of Polymer Science

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Table 3: Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Basalt Particle-Filled SMC Composites 