Glass-fibre-reinforced epoxy composites were prepared and evaluatedfor their mechanical chemical and electrical properties. The effect of incorporating epoxidized cardanol as diluent on such properties of the composites based on the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol-A was investigated The tensile strength andflexural strength increased significantly. The composites prepared using epoxy fortifiers showed a good improvement in properties such as tensile strength, flexural strength and interlaminar shear strength.
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