Unsaturated resin have selected as a matrix materials because it is cheap and used intensively in the industry. Polyester matrix was reinforced by E-glass fibers and Al₂O₃ particulates. E-Glass fiber have been taken at 1, 3, 5 percent volume fractions and 5, 10, 20 mm fiber length. Al₂O₃ particulate have taken at 1, 2, 3, 4 percent volume fractions and at average 40 µm grain size. These fibers and Al₂O₃ particulate were hand-mixed at room temperature with polyester matrix fabricated 3D randomly distributed composite system. Wear resistance, tensile, flexural, and compression strength of composite materials were determined depending on volume fraction, fiber length of reinforcing materials. In this study, it weren't aimed comparison fiber reinforced and Al₂O₃ reinforced materials. But, general behavior of composite materials was proposed to determine depending on reinforcing materials.

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