Simulation of the Polymer Matrix Composite Reinforced by Metal Fiber

Abstract

In this search we simulate the polymer matrix composite of (epoxy) reinforced with wire of high carbon steel (Steel Reinforced Plastic) undulating and another with bend on the end and characterized of these wires by stiffness and toughness with low cost. Study was that the mechanical properties of the composite material (tensile/compression) by a program (COMSOL Multiphysics 4.1).Results showed that when a process of tensile specimens reinforced with wire undulating increase power by (175%) , where the power of separation ( 372N) and thus the highest power of the separation of the user interface of the samples reinforced wire with a bend on the end where the magnitude of the separation of the interface(197N) .The results show that compressive strength of samples of the composite of the basis of epoxy reinforced with steel wires and undulating with endings fit of Bending Strain hanging with the pregnancy and all the samples. Where we note increasing the value of compressive strength of the composite material reinforced with wire bending the ends of the wire rolling.