A review on basalt fibre reinforced polymeric composite materials

Basalt fiber (pf) is derived from basalt rock, which can be separated to form fiber, which when mixed with polymer forms basalt fiber reinforced polymer (pfrp). In this paper chemical constituent, mechanical properties and durability of bf is reviewed. Also, properties of bfrp like temperature variation and adhesion is also discussed. It is observed that bfrp is better than carbon fiber reinforced polymer when it comes to cost effectiveness and in comparison, to glass fiber reinforced polymer it got better strength therefore becoming a good alternative to other fiber materials. Bfrp has high flexural strength and better adhesion as compared to cfrp and gfrp, when temperature increases mechanical and thermal properties of bfrp reduces remarkably.