The effect of composite structural parameters on tribo‐mechanical characteristics and thermal conductivity of self‐lubricant composites

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Shahramforouz ◽  
Seyed Mahdi Hejazi ◽  
Aboozar Taherizadeh
2018 ◽  
Vol 89 (16) ◽  
pp. 3362-3373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shenglei Xiao ◽  
Charles Lanceron ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Damien Soulat ◽  
Hang Gao

Recently, triaxial braids made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) have been recognized as one of the most popular composite reinforcements in the aerospace and defense fields. To further explore the mechanical characteristics of this material, a detailed experimental study on tensile behavior is reported in this paper. The triaxial braids show a “double-peak” phenomenon in tensile strength and deformation, caused by axial yarns and the in-plane shearing of bias yarns. The evolution of the braiding angle, measured during these tensile tests, is discussed according to the braiding parameters (initial braiding angle, number of axial yarns). Using the high conductivity properties of the UHMWPE material, the temperature caused by inter-yarn friction during tensile tests is also studied. This temperature is related to the evolution of the braiding angle. The temperature increases with the increasing number of axial yarns and decreases with increasing braiding angle. This study provides an experimental database on the influence of braiding parameters on the tensile behavior of triaxial braids.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Baoquan Kou ◽  
Yiheng Zhou ◽  
Xiaobao Yang ◽  
Feng Xing ◽  
He Zhang

In this paper, we describe a flat-type vertical-gap passive magnetic levitation vibration isolator (FVPMLVI) for active vibration isolation system (AVIS). A dual-stator scheme and a special stator magnet array are adopted in the proposed FVPMLVI, which has the effect of decreasing its natural frequency, and this enhances the vibration isolation capability of the FVPMLVI. The structure, operating principle, analytical model, and electromagnetic and mechanical characteristics of the FVPMLVI are investigated. The relationship between the force characteristics (levitation force, horizontal force, force ripple, and force density) and major structural parameters (width and thickness of stator and mover magnets) is analyzed by finite element method. The experiment result is in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.


Author(s):  
Mazhar Hussain ◽  
Daniel Levacher ◽  
Nathalie Leblanc ◽  
Hafida Zmamou ◽  
Irini Djeran Maigre ◽  
...  

Crude bricks are composite materials manufactured with sediments and natural fibers. Natural fibers are waste materials and used in construction materials for reinforcement. Their reuse in manufacturing reinforced crude bricks is eco-friendly and improves mechanical and thermal characteristics of crude bricks. Factors such as type of fibers, percentage of fibers, length of fibers and distribution of fibers inside the bricks have significant effect on mechanical, physical and thermal properties of biobased composite materials. It can be observed by tests such as indirect tensile strength, compressive strength for mechanical characteristics, density, shrinkage, color for physical properties, thermal conductivity and resistivity for thermal properties, and inundation test for durability of crude bricks. In this study, mechanical and physical characteristics of crude bricks reinforced with palm oil fibers are investigated and effect of change in percentage and length of fibers is observed. Crude bricks of size 4*4*16 cm3 are manufactured with dredged sediments from Usumacinta River, Mexico and reinforced with palm oil fibers at laboratory scale. For this purpose, sediments and palm oil fibers characteristics were studied. Length of fibers used is 2cm and 3cm. Bricks manufacturing steps such as sediments fibers mixing, moulding, compaction and drying are elaborated. Dynamic compaction is opted for compaction of crude bricks due to energy control. Indirect tensile strength and compressive strength tests are conducted to identify the mechanical characteristics of crude bricks. Physical properties of bricks are studied through density and shrinkage. Durability of crude bricks is observed with inundation test. Thermal properties are studied with thermal conductivity and resistivity test. Distribution and orientation of fibers and fibers counting are done to observe the homogeneity of fibers inside the crude bricks. Finally, comparison between the mechanical characteristics of crude bricks manufactured with 2cm and 3cm length with control specimen was made.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (Special) ◽  
pp. 2-72-2-77
Author(s):  
Hassanein M. Nhoo ◽  
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Raad. M. Fenjan ◽  
Ahmed A. Ayash ◽  
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...  

The current paper deals with investigating the effect of two different fillers on the thermal and mechanical characteristics of epoxy-based composite. The filler used throughout the study are: charcoal and Pyrex, both of them are different in nature and have not been investigated thoroughly or even compared fairly in terms of their effect on polymer matrix. Further, they can be considered as a cheap filler, charcoal can be obtained from a simple pyrolysis process of plants (charcoal) and Pyrex waste can be collected easily. Both types are added to the selected matrix with volume percent ranged from 10 to 60 with increments of 10. To ensure a fair comparison, the particle size is fixed (is about 1.7 micrometer). The results showed that the epoxy thermal conductivity has enhanced by about two orders of magnitudes over the studied range of filler. In terms of mechanical properties, the charcoal improves the tensile strength about 84% at 60% volume fraction while the Pyrex effect is about 40% at the same filler level. On the contrast, the results of compressive strength do not show an appreciable improvement overall. It decreases by about 12% at 60% volume fraction of charcoal while increases about the same percent with Pyrex at the same filler level.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Author(s):  
Daria A. Kalabina ◽  
Grigorij I. Yakovlev ◽  
Zdenek Dufek ◽  
Grigoriy N. Pervushin ◽  
Kirill A. Bazhenov ◽  
...  

The influence of a plasticizer based on polycarboxylate esters on the properties of a high-strength fluoroanhydrite composition and a lightweight composition with expanded perlite sand is investigated. It was shown that the addition of 2% polycarboxylate esters on water base to compositions has increased compressive strength and a flexural strength up to 46% and 20% respectively compare to composite without any additives. Due to the structure’s compaction of the compositions, water absorption decreased and the water resistance of the material increased. Microstructural analysis of the compositions confirmed the improvement of physical and mechanical characteristics by changing the morphology of crystallohydrate formations, increasing the contact area between new formations and modifying the structure by carbon nanotubes. The developed mixtures are supposed to be apply for self-leveling fluid mixtures for floors with reduced thermal conductivity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (12) ◽  
pp. 15412-15416 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Trukhanov ◽  
A.L. Kozlovskiy ◽  
A.E. Ryskulov ◽  
V.V. Uglov ◽  
S.B. Kislitsin ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 875 ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Sadia Sagar Iqbal ◽  
Tasawer Shahzad Ahmad ◽  
Arshad Bashir ◽  
Ali Bahadar ◽  
Farzana Siddique

The present research reports the influences of variant phenolic resin concentrations on the thermo-mechanical and ablation characteristics of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) elastomer. Backface temperature acclivity (BTA), charring rates, and insulation indexes were executed for the fabricated composite specimens. It was noticed that BTA was enhanced while linear/radial/mass ablation rates were significantly diminished with increasing concentration of phenolic resin (PR) in base matrix (elastomeric polymer). The composite (30wt%PR/EPDM) has 25% high thermal endurance compared to virgin EPDM composite. Thermal conductivity was increased with increasing PR to EPDM ratio. PR incorporation has remarkably enhanced the ultimate tensile strength of the EPDM elastomer. An efficient improvement in elastomeric hardness was also observed with increasing PR contents in EPDM matrix. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) results showed the porosity generation and polymer melting during ablation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-180
Author(s):  
LUCIAN PAUNESCU ◽  
MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU ◽  
SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE

The paper presents recent achievements in the microwave use for manufacturing foam glass gravel from recycled glass waste and silicon carbide. The aim was to obtain a product with physical and mechanical characteristics almost similar to those of industrially manufactured materials by conventional heating techniques, but with a higher energy efficiency. A foam glass with the thermal conductivity of 0.075 W/m·K and the compressive strength of 7.5 MPa was experimentally obtained. The specific energy consumption was of 1.0 kWh/kg comparable with the industrial processes and it could reach values up to 25% lower by using a high power industrial microwave equipment.


Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 2370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhui Yang ◽  
Qiang Fan ◽  
You Yu ◽  
Weibin Zhang

To explore the structural, vibrational, and thermodynamic properties of the chalcopyrite-type compound AgGaS2 under pressure, we applied hydrostatic pressure to the relaxed compound based on the first principles calculation and quasi-harmonic approximation. The structural parameters, including lattice constants and bond lengths decrease monotonically with the increasing pressure. The phonon dispersion curves under various pressures reveal the structural phase transition of chalcopyrite-type compound AgGaS2 at about 4 GPa. The intrinsic mechanism of thermal conductivity for the chalcopyrite-type compound AgGaS2 has been shown with phonon anharmonicity. The frequencies of the optical phonons at the center point Γ of the first Brillouin zone were calculated with the longitudinal optical–transverse optical (LO–TO) splitting mode. The dependence of the frequencies of the optical phonons on the pressure provides the information for the Raman spectroscopic study under high pressure. The pressure dependence of the Grüneisen parameters indicates that the instability of chalcopyrite-type compound AgGaS2 is associated with the softening of the acoustic phonon modes at around the center point Γ. The thermal conductivity for chalcopyrite-type compound AgGaS2 could be reduced by applying external pressure. The various thermodynamic properties, such as the Helmholtz free energy, entropy, and heat capacity, at different temperatures and pressures were discussed and analyzed based on the phonon properties.


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