scholarly journals Impact resistance of high-density polyethylene against falling penetrator with different potential energy

2017 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 02050 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ales Mizera ◽  
Petr Chalupa ◽  
Ivan Hudec
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroki Tamai ◽  
Sota Jinkawa ◽  
Yoshimi Sonoda

Medium-density polyethylene pipe has been widely introduced to low-pressure gas pipes because of its high flexibility and corrosion resistance. However, many third-party damages due to the impact of heavy equipment have been reported during the construction every year, thus, to prevent the third-party damage, materials such as high-density polyethylene and polyamide have been considered as the new gas pipe candidates. However, their impact resistance capacity under the third-party attack has not been clarified. In this study, static and impact loading experiments were conducted to compare load resistance capacities. As a result, it was revealed that the high-density polyethylene pipe and the polyamide pipe had higher static load capacity and impact resistance than the medium-density polyethylene pipe. By comparing the absorbed energy of the static test and the impact test and calculating the pseudo absorbed energy of the impact test, the evaluation formula judging the safer side of whether the penetration occurred was proposed. Furthermore, as one of the methods to protect the gas pipe, the protective effect of winding a sheet made of reinforced fiber and non-woven fabric was clarified.


2021 ◽  
pp. 073168442110028
Author(s):  
Jairo da Silva Rocha ◽  
Viviane A Escócio ◽  
Leila LY Visconte ◽  
Élen BAV Pacheco

Composites of high-density polyethylene and lignocellulosic fiber residues from banana, papaya, and peach palm trees, in addition to sponge gourd and coconut fiber, were investigated to identify the least flammable composite as a potential substitute for natural pine wood. The high-density polyethylene/lignocellulosic fiber composites were prepared in a twin-screw extruder, injection molded to obtain specimens, and characterized in terms of thermogravimetry, flammability using the UL-94 burning test and limiting oxygen index, impact resistance and heat deflection temperature. The high-density polyethylene/sponge gourd fiber composite showed the best impact resistance and was selected for further tests, with the addition of 10wt% magnesium hydroxide and (or) rice husk ash as flame retardants. The use of both retardants provided greater thermal stability to the composite. The addition of magnesium hydroxide to the high-density polyethylene/sponge gourd fiber composite improved the flammability properties of horizontal burning and thermal stability and is a potential candidate to replace natural wood.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eylem Kiliç ◽  
Quim Tarrés ◽  
Marc Delgado-Aguilar ◽  
Xavier Espinach ◽  
Pere Fullana-i-Palmer ◽  
...  

Leather buffing dust (BF) is a waste from tannery which is usually disposed on landfills. The interest in using wastes as fillers or reinforcements for composites has raised recently due to environmental concerns. This study investigates the potential use of BF waste as filler for a high density polyethylene matrix (HDPE). A series of HDPE-BF composites, containing filler concentrations ranging from 20 to 50wt%, were formulated, injection molded and tested. The effect of filler contents on the mechanical properties of the composites were evaluated and discussed. Composites with BF contents up to 30wt% improved the tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the matrix, achieving similar mechanical properties to polypropylene (PP). In the case of flexural strength, it was found to be proportionally enhanced by increasing reinforcement content, maintaining high impact strength. These composites present great opportunities for PP application areas that require higher impact resistance. The materials were submitted to a series of closed-loop recycling cycles in order to assess their recyclability, being able to maintain better tensile strength than virgin HDPE after 5 cycles. The study develops new low-cost and sustainable composites by using a waste as composite filler.


2018 ◽  
Vol 919 ◽  
pp. 246-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ales Mizera ◽  
Miroslav Manas ◽  
David Manas ◽  
Pavel Stoklasek ◽  
Lenka Hylova

This study deals with high-density polyethylene (HDPE) which was put to the drop weight and tensile impact tests. HDPE is a semicrystalline thermoplastic polymer which is used in common applications such as packaging, consumer goods and car tanks. The injection moulded HDPE samples were subjected the drop weight impact test at different potential energies and the results were subsequently evaluated and discussed. The second test was performed on pendulum test machine where impact resistance in tensile was studied. It was found out that HDPE is a low-cost material with high-performance properties in the field of the impact resistance which was evaluated in penetration and tensile test where the plastic deformation creates.


2003 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan M. Rea ◽  
Serena M. Best ◽  
William Bonfield

AbstractHAPEXTM (40 vol% hydroxyapatite in a high-density polyethylene matrix) and AWPEX (40 vol% apatite-wollastonite glass ceramic in a high density polyethylene matrix) are composites designed to provide bioactivity and to match the mechanical properties of human cortical bone. HAPEXTM has had clinical success in middle ear and orbital implants, and there is great potential for further orthopaedic applications of these materials. However, more detailed in vitro investigations must be performed to better understand the biological interactions of the composites and so the bioactivity of each material was assessed in this study. Specifically, the effects of controlled surface topography and ceramic filler composition on apatite layer formation in acellular simulated body fluid (SBF) with ion concentration similar to those of human blood plasma were examined. Samples were prepared as 1 cm × 1 cm × 1 mm tiles with polished, roughened, or parallel-grooved surface finishes, and were incubated in 20 ml of SBF at 36.5 °C for 1, 3, 7, or 14 days. The formation of a biologically active apatite layer on the composite surface after immersion was demonstrated by thin-film x-ray diffraction (TF-XRD), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) imaging and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis. Variations in sample weight and solution pH over the period of incubation were also recorded. Significant differences were found between the two materials tested, with greater bioactivity in AWPEX than HAPEXTM overall. Results also indicate that within each material the surface topography is highly important, with rougher samples correlated to earlier apatite formation.


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