scholarly journals The Influence of Temperature on Stability of Aluminum Foam Cell Wall during Foaming Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 225 ◽  
pp. 01006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dewi Puspitasari ◽  
Fatthie Khairullah Hishyam Rabie ◽  
Turnad Lenggo Ginta ◽  
Jundika Candra Kurnia ◽  
Mazli Mustapha

This study concerns about the influence of foaming temperature which is applied to foaming process of aluminum foam to improve the stability of aluminum foam cell wall. Powder metallurgical method with four major foaming temperatures of 750°C, 800°C, 850°C and 900°C have been selected. Furthermore, the porosity of the foam was determined by ImageJ Analysis Software. Microhardness testing on the cell wall of aluminium foam was conducted according to ASTM E 92 using microhardness tester LM24AT with 200 grams and 15 s for loading time. The universal testing machine was applied to characterize the effect of foaming temperature on compression strength. The aluminum foam was observed in macroscopic and microscopic level using optical microscope (OM). The result revealed that the foaming temperature of 800°C gave the lowest value of porosity, with the highest hardness and compressive strength of 55.29 HV and 1.41 MPa, respectively. In addition, the highest porosity level was acquired by foaming temperature which was set at 900 °C. The lowest hardness value of 38.50 HV was obtained by foaming temperature of 700°C and the minimum compressive strength value of 0.75 MPa was exhibited when the foaming temperature was set at 900°C.

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
LUCIAN PAUNESCU ◽  
MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU ◽  
SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE ◽  
ANA CASANDRA SEBE

The paper presents an aluminum foam experimental technique using the microwave energy. The raw material was recycling aluminum waste processed by ecological melting and gas atomizing to obtain the fine powder required in the foaming process. The powder mixture was completed with dolomite as a foaming agent. The products had a fine and homogeneous porous structure (pore size between 0.4-0.9 mm). The density (1.17-1.19 g/cm3), the compressive strength (6.83-7.01 MPa) and the thermal conductivity (5.71-5.84 W/m·K) had values almost similar to the foams made by conventional methods.


2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Chaterina Diyah Nanik Kusumawardani ◽  
Ronaldo Triputro Chondro ◽  
Ivan Andrian ◽  
Rima Parwati Sari

Pendahuluan: Resin akrilik heat cured (HC) merupakan pilihan utama bahan sebagai basis gigi tiruan. Hidroksiapatit (HAP) adalah molekul kristalin yang sudah banyak digunakan di kedokteran gigi. Penelitian terdahulu membuktikan bahwa HAP mampu mengurangi monomer sisa pada resin akrilik HC, yang akan mengurangi juga porositas resin akrilik tersebut. Berkurangnya porositas resin akrilik, diharapkan akan meningkatkan kekuatan mekanik resin akrilik tersebut. Tujuan penelitian menganalisis pengaruh penambahan hidroksiapatit terhadap porositas dan compressive strength resin akrilik HC. Metode: Jenis penelitian eksperimental laboratoris. Sampel penelitian 20 resin akrilik HC berbentuk silindris (6x3mm), dibagi menjadi 4 kelompok. Kelompok kontrol (tanpa penambahan HAP), kelompok HAP 2%, kelompok HAP 5%, dan kelompok HAP 10%. Permukaan sampel diteliti menggunakan SEM untuk porositasnya. Penghitungan compressive strength sampel menggunakan Universal Testing Machine (load cell 300kg/mm2). Hasil: Uji one-way ANOVA dan Tukey-HSD menunjukkan perbedaan signifikan (p<0,05) antara kelompok kontrol (90±13,5MPa) dengan 5%HAP (105±4,3MPa) dan 10%HAP (113±10,2MPa), begitu pula antara 2%HAP (96±8,4MPa) dengan 10%HAP. Uji SEM menunjukkan tidak adanya reaksi kimia antara HAP dan resin akrilik HC. Tampak pula bercak putih tersebar tidak merata pada permukaan sampel akrilik di kelompok-kelompok perlakuan. Bercak putih ditemukan meningkat sebanding dengan peningkatan konsentrasi HAP, dengan diameter yang semakin besar. Simpulan: Penambahan HAP pada basis resin akrilik HC mampu menurunkan tingkat porositas dan meningkatkan nilai compressive strength. Penurunan tingkat porositas meningkat seiring dengan penambahan HAP. Compressive strength yang paling tinggi didapatkan pada basis resin akrilik heat cured dengan penambahan 10% hidroksiapatit.Kata kunci: Compressive strength, uji SEM, resin akrilik heat cured, hidroksiapatit. ABSTRACT Introduction: Heat-cured acrylic resin has been commonly used as a denture base, whereas hydroxyapatite (HAP) is a crystalline molecule widely used in the field of dentistry. Previous research has been proofed that HAP could reduce the residual monomer of heat-cured acrylic resin, which will reduce the porosity level in advance, so it was expected for better mechanical properties. This research was aimed to analyse the effect of HAP addition towards the porosity level and compressive strength of heat-cured acrylic resin. Methods: An experimental laboratory research was conducted towards 20 cylindrical samples (6 x 3 mm) of heat-cured acrylic resins, which were divided into four groups: Control group (without HAP addition), 2% HAP addition group, 5% HAP addition group, and 10% HAP addition group. Compressive strength was tested using Universal Testing Machine (load cell of 300kg / mm2). Each sample surface porosity was observed using the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results: One-way ANOVA and Tukey-HSD tests results showed significant differences (p < 0.05) between compressive strength in the control group (90 ± 13.5 MPa) compared to 5% (105 ± 4.3 MPa) and 10% HAP addition group (113 ± 10.2 MPa), significant differences were also shown between the 2% (96±8.4MPa) and 10% HAP addition group. SEM imaging showed that there was no chemical reaction between HAP and heat-cured acrylic resin. It showed uneven white spots in acrylic sample’s surface in all treatment groups. Those white spots were likely to be found more in the higher concentration of HAP, so did the diameter of white spots was also found more in the higher concentration. Conclusion: The addition of hydroxyapatite to the base of heat-cured acrylic resin can reduce the level of porosity and increase the compressive strength value. The decrease in the porosity level increases with the addition of hydroxyapatite. The highest compressive strength is obtained with the addition of 10% hydroxyapatite.Keywords: Compressive strength, SEM imaging, heat-cured acrylic resin, hydroxyapatite.


2013 ◽  
Vol 844 ◽  
pp. 454-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Worawan Pechurai ◽  
Tatsanee Muansupan ◽  
Petcharat Seawlee

Influences of foaming temperature (i.e. 150 and 160OC) and blowing agent content on cure characteristics, mechanical and morphological properties of natural rubber (NR) foams were investigated. The blowing agent used in this study was oxybis (benzene sulfonyl) hydrazide (OBSH). The expandable rubber samples were prepared using a conventional compression molding technique via a heat transfer foaming process and an air-circulating oven. For cure behavior, it was found that maximum torque and torque difference tended to decrease with increasing the OBSH content for both processing temperatures. Decreasing of cure time was observed at 3 phr of the OBSH content and then it tended to increase. Moreover, cure time and scorch time decreased with increasing foaming temperature. As a result, the NR foam with large cell size and non-uniform foam cell distribution was observed. Mechanical properties of the NR foam in a term of hardness gradually decreased upon increasing the OBSH content. Whilst compression set increased with increasing the OBSH content up to 6 phr after that it decreased.


Author(s):  
Frederik Van Loock ◽  
Victoria Bernardo ◽  
Miguel Angel Rodríguez Pérez ◽  
Norman A. Fleck

Solid-state nanofoaming experiments are conducted on two polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grades of markedly different molecular weight using CO 2 as the blowing agent. The sensitivity of porosity to foaming time and foaming temperature is measured. Also, the microstructure of the PMMA nanofoams is characterized in terms of cell size and cell nucleation density. A one-dimensional numerical model is developed to predict the growth of spherical, gas-filled voids during the solid-state foaming process. Diffusion of CO 2 within the PMMA matrix is sufficiently rapid for the concentration of CO 2 to remain almost uniform spatially. The foaming model makes use of experimentally calibrated constitutive laws for the uniaxial stress versus strain response of the PMMA grades as a function of strain rate and temperature, and the effect of dissolved CO 2 is accounted for by a shift in the glass transition temperature of the PMMA. The maximum achievable porosity is interpreted in terms of cell wall tearing and comparisons are made between the predictions of the model and nanofoaming measurements; it is deduced that the failure strain of the cell walls is sensitive to cell wall thickness.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Van Loock

Solid-state nanofoaming experiments are conducted on two polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grades of markedly different molecular weight using CO2 as the blowing agent. The sensitivity of porosity to foaming time and foaming temperature is measured. Also, the microstructure of the PMMA nanofoams is characterized in terms of cell size and cell nucleation density. A one-dimensional numerical model is developed to predict the growth of spherical, gas-filled voids during the solid-state foaming process. Diffusion of CO2 within the PMMA matrix is sufficiently rapid for the concentration of CO2 to remain almost uniform spatially. The foaming model makes use of experimentally calibrated constitutive laws for the uniaxial stress versus strain response of the PMMA grades as a function of strain rate and temperature, and the effect of dissolved CO2 is accounted for by a shift in the glass transition temperature of the PMMA. The maximum achievable porosity is interpreted in terms of cell wall tearing and comparisons are made between the predictions of the model and nanofoaming measurements; it is deduced that the failure strain of the cell walls is sensitive to cell wall thickness.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
LUCIAN PAUNESCU ◽  
MARIUS FLORIN DRAGOESCU ◽  
SORIN MIRCEA AXINTE ◽  
ANA CASANDRA SEBE

<p>The paper presents an aluminum foam experimental technique using the microwave energy. The raw material was recycling aluminum waste processed by ecological melting and gas atomizing to obtain the fine powder required in the foaming process. The powder mixture was completed with dolomite as a foaming agent. The products had a fine and homogeneous porous structure (pore size between 0.4-0.9 mm). The density (1.17-1.19 g/cm<sup>3</sup>), the compressive strength (6.83-7.01 MPa) and the thermal conductivity (5.71-5.84 W/m·K) had values almost similar to the foams made by conventional methods.</p>


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1303
Author(s):  
Michael Seidenstuecker ◽  
Thomas Schmeichel ◽  
Lucas Ritschl ◽  
Johannes Vinke ◽  
Pia Schilling ◽  
...  

This work aimed to determine the influence of two hydrogels (alginate, alginate-di-aldehyde (ADA)/gelatin) on the mechanical strength of microporous ceramics, which have been loaded with these hydrogels. For this purpose, the compressive strength was determined using a Zwick Z005 universal testing machine. In addition, the degradation behavior according to ISO EN 10993-14 in TRIS buffer pH 5.0 and pH 7.4 over 60 days was determined, and its effects on the compressive strength were investigated. The loading was carried out by means of a flow-chamber. The weight of the samples (manufacturer: Robert Mathys Foundation (RMS) and Curasan) in TRIS solutions pH 5 and pH 7 increased within 4 h (mean 48 ± 32 mg) and then remained constant over the experimental period of 60 days. The determination surface roughness showed a decrease in the value for the ceramics incubated in TRIS compared to the untreated ceramics. In addition, an increase in protein concentration in solution was determined for ADA gelatin-loaded ceramics. The macroporous Curasan ceramic exhibited a maximum failure load of 29 ± 9.0 N, whereas the value for the microporous RMS ceramic was 931 ± 223 N. Filling the RMS ceramic with ADA gelatin increased the maximum failure load to 1114 ± 300 N. The Curasan ceramics were too fragile for loading. The maximum failure load decreased for the RMS ceramics to 686.55 ± 170 N by incubation in TRIS pH 7.4 and 651 ± 287 N at pH 5.0.


2011 ◽  
Vol 80-81 ◽  
pp. 431-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Cun Zhou ◽  
J. Du ◽  
H. Yang ◽  
S.Y. Gu ◽  
Y.J. Yan

Ti-Nb alloys were prepared by powder metallurgy. Their microstructures are detected by the XRD diffraction and are observed using an optical microscope. The mechanical properties are tested using a dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) Q800 from TA Instruments in single cantilever mode and using a 100 KN MTS testing machine with control software. It has been found that the sintered Ti-Nb alloys possess the stable α and β phases and the amount in β phase increases with increasing Nb content. The water quenched Ti-35.4Nb alloy contains α,,and βM. The as-sintered alloy has higher yield stress and storage modulus than the water quenched Ti-35.4Nb alloy, which is resulted from the α phase with high modulus in the as-sintered alloy. The ω phase can be precipitated from βMwhen the water quenched Ti-35.4Nb alloy is aged at 300 °C, causing the modulus to increase since ω phase has large modulus.


2014 ◽  
Vol 566 ◽  
pp. 158-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Yosimoto ◽  
Hidetoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Keitaro Horikawa ◽  
Keiko Watanabe ◽  
Kinya Ogawa

In order to clarify the effect of strain rate and test temperature on the compressive strength and energy absorption of polyimide foam, a series of compression tests for the polyimide foam with two different densities were carried out. By using three testing devices, i.e. universal testing machine, dropping weight machine and sprit Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus, we performed a series of compression tests at various strain rates (10-3~103s-1) and at several test temperatures in the range of room temperature to 280 ̊C. At over 100 s-1, the remarkable increase of flow stress was observed. The negative temperature dependence of strength was also observed.


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