Analysis of the Incorporation of Industrial Granite Waste in an Epoxy Matrix on Compression Performance

The increasing concern about wasteWaste generation in the industry also encompasses the granite cutting sector. In this context, there is an interest in exploring the potential of these wasteWaste materials for applications in new materials (compositesComposites). This study aims to evaluate how the incorporation of granite particulates affects the compressive properties of an epoxyEpoxy system, as well as to characterize the utilized wasteWaste material. The wasteWaste material was characterized using laser granulometry. Subsequently, the particulates were used in the fabrication of polymers compositesComposites at different volumetric fractions of wasteWaste (0, 12.5, 25, 37.5, and 50%). These compositesComposites were tested according to ASTM D695 and subsequently analyzed through Analysis of Variance and Tukey’s test. The obtained results provided information regarding the particle size distribution of the wasteWaste material, as well as the impact of these wastesWaste on strength of the polymer matrix compositesComposites.