Mechanical Properties of ABS Embedded with Basalt Fiber Fillers

AbstractAcrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) has great verity applications in aerospace and automobiles industries. Mechanical strength of the ABS is superior to even that of impact resistant polystyrene. In addition metallic coatings can be applied to the surface of ABS moldings. The main aim of the present work is to investigate the mechanical properties of additives of basalt fibers (BF) to ABS with (5, 10, and 15) wt% embedded into the polymer matrix by using plastic injection molding technique. This new perceptions has been done on basalt fibers that have a potential low cost with its good mechanical performance. The ultimate tensile strength that obtained from the composite with 15 wt% is 56.67 MPa with 40.52 % increase value than neat ABS, Young’s modulus gradually increases with increasing the amount of additives. Impact un-notched strength decreases with a reported increment of 24.617 KJ.m–2. A Rockwell hardness test is also used and with the increases of additives the amount of hardness of the composite increases. A scan electron microscopy (SEM) on the fracture surface is captured to check the morphologies structure of the composite comparable with a neat ABS. and it is showed a very good distribution and bonding of the B.F. with the pure ABS. As well as the cost of the ABS and BF is reduced by a percentage of 15 %.

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Study of the tensile and impact energy absorption properties of hybrid bast and basalt fiber composites and the effect of basalt fibers size at the mechanical properties

10.21203/rs.3.rs-596673/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

YOUSUF PASHA SHAIK ◽

Vijay Bhaskar Narlakanti ◽

Jens Schuster

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Polymer Composites ◽

Mechanical Performance ◽

Natural Fiber ◽

Basalt Fiber ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽

Basalt Fibers ◽

Fiber Mats ◽

Reinforced Polymer ◽

Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

Abstract Natural Bast fiber reinforced polymer composites are attractive because of their renewability and environment friendliness. Therefore, in this work, the mechanical properties of these composites have been tried to improve by adding basalt fibers. The fiber mats were prepared by carding. After press molding, the tensile and Charpy mechanical properties of compression molded samples were studied. Moreover, the influence of basalt fibers with two different sizes was studied at the mechanical performance of the composites. Improvement of mechanical property profile of natural fiber (bast) reinforced polymer composites is carried out by hybridization with basalt fibers.

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Mechanical Behaviour of Coconut Coir Fibre Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester Composite

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.b7028.129219 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 2462-2465

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Mechanical Performance ◽

Unsaturated Polyester ◽

Low Cost ◽

Natural Fibers ◽

Hardness Test ◽

Weight Fraction ◽

Experimental Result ◽

Coir Fiber ◽

Coir Fibre

With low cost, simplicity of manufacturing and the abundant availability of natural fibers have tempted the researchers to try the available fibres and to investigate their possibility of using it for the purpose of reinforcement. Since Coir fiber is renewable, eco-friendly, less weight and has good mechanical performance it is considered as one of the best alternative to Carbon fiber. In this present work the ability of coir fibre in improving the mechanical characteristic has been studied. Four specimens having different weight fractions (5%,10%,15% &20%) of coir fiber with polyester matrix is prepared and their corresponding mechanical properties has been determined. In this work the fiber is treated with Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) for attaining good fiber separation and hand- lay-up practice have been employed for composite manufacturing. To find the mechanical characteristics of composite the following tests were performed on the prepared specimens like tensile test, Flexure and hardness test. Experimental result reveals that the composite with 15% coir fiber have a maximum tensile strength of 26.5Mpa From the Experimental results it is evident that the increase in coir fiber weight fraction results in improving the mechanical properties of the composite.

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Development and Mechanical Properties of Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene for In-Space Manufacturing Applications

Journal of Composites Science ◽

10.3390/jcs3030089 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 89 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Natalie Coughlin ◽

Bradley Drake ◽

Mikala Fjerstad ◽

Easton Schuster ◽

Tyler Waege ◽

...

Keyword(s):

3D Printing ◽

Flexural Modulus ◽

Basalt Fiber ◽

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽

Small Scale ◽

X Rays ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Basalt Fibers ◽

The Cost ◽

Butadiene Styrene

A new basalt fiber reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) filament has been developed for fused filament fabrication (FFF, 3D printing) to be used in Mars habitat construction. Building habitats on Mars will be expensive, especially if all material must be shipped from earth. However, if some materials can be used from Mars, costs will dramatically decrease. Basalt is easily mined from the surface of Mars. This study details the production process of the material, experimental results from mechanical testing, and preliminary X-ray shielding characteristics. The addition of chopped 3 mm basalt fibers to standard FFF material, ABS, increased strength and stiffness of the composite material. By adding 25% (by weight) basalt fiber to ABS, tensile strength improved nearly 40% by increasing from 36.55 MPa to 50.58 MPa, while Modulus of Elasticity increased about 120% from 2.15 GPa to 4.79 GPa. Flexural strength increased by about 20% from 56.94 MPa to 68.51 MPa, while Flexural Modulus increased by about 70% from 1.81 GPa to 3.05 GPa. While compression results did not see much strength improvements, the addition of fibers also did not decrease compressive strength. This is important when considering that basalt fibers provide radiation shielding and the cost of adding basalt fibers to construction materials on Mars will be negligible compared to the cost of shipping other materials from earth. In preliminary digital radiography testing, it was shown that 77% of X-rays were shielded with 25% basalt fiber added (as compared to neat ABS). In small-scale 3D printing applications, the 25% fiber ratio seems to be the highest ratio that provides reliable FFF printing.

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The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Novel Low-Cost Ti-3Al-5Mo-4Cr-2Zr-1Fe Alloy

Materials ◽

10.3390/ma13173798 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (17) ◽

pp. 3798

Author(s):

Meng Sun ◽

Dong Li ◽

Yanhua Guo ◽

Ying Wang ◽

Yuecheng Dong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Heat Treatment ◽

Aging Time ◽

Volume Fraction ◽

Low Cost ◽

Solution Treatment ◽

Solution Temperature ◽

The Novel ◽

Α Phase ◽

The Cost

In order to reduce the cost of titanium alloys, a novel low-cost Ti-3Al-5Mo-4Cr-2Zr-1Fe (Ti-35421) titanium alloy was developed. The influence of heat treatment on the microstructure characteristics and mechanical properties of the new alloy was investigated. The results showed that the microstructure of Ti-35421 alloy consists of a lamina primary α phase and a β phase after the solution treatment at the α + β region. After aging treatment, the secondary α phase precipitates in the β matrix. The precipitation of the secondary α phase is closely related to heat treatment parameters—the volume fraction and size of the secondary α phase increase when increasing the solution temperature or aging time. At the same solution temperature and aging time, the secondary α phase became coarser, and the fraction decreased with increasing aging temperature. When Ti-35421 alloy was solution-treated at the α + β region for 1 h with aging surpassing 8 h, the tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and reduction of the area were achieved in a range of 1172.7–1459.0 MPa, 1135.1–1355.5 MPa, 5.2–11.8%, and 7.5–32.5%, respectively. The novel low-cost Ti-35421 alloy maintains mechanical properties and reduces the cost of materials compared with Ti-3Al-5Mo-5V-4Cr-2Zr (Ti-B19) alloy.

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On the Use of Biobased Waxes to Tune Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polyhydroxyalkanoates–Bran Biocomposites

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym12112615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (11) ◽

pp. 2615

Author(s):

Vito Gigante ◽

Patrizia Cinelli ◽

Maria Cristina Righetti ◽

Marco Sandroni ◽

Giovanni Polacco ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Wheat Bran ◽

Mechanical Performance ◽

Low Cost ◽

Impact Resistance ◽

Mechanical Analysis ◽

Polymeric Matrix ◽

Flour Milling ◽

Mechanical Performances ◽

Analytic Models

In this work, processability and mechanical performances of bio-composites based on poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) containing 5, 10, and 15 wt % of bran fibers, untreated and treated with natural carnauba and bee waxes were evaluated. Wheat bran, the main byproduct of flour milling, was used as filler to reduce the final cost of the PHBV-based composites and, in the same time, to find a potential valorization to this agro-food by-product, widely available at low cost. The results showed that the wheat bran powder did not act as reinforcement, but as filler for PHBV, due to an unfavorable aspect ratio of the particles and poor adhesion with the polymeric matrix, with consequent moderate loss in mechanical properties (tensile strength and elongation at break). The surface treatment of the wheat bran particles with waxes, and in particular with beeswax, was found to improve the mechanical performance in terms of tensile properties and impact resistance of the composites, enhancing the adhesion between the PHBV-based polymeric matrix and the bran fibers, as confirmed by predictive analytic models and dynamic mechanical analysis results.

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Effect of Mix Proportion Parameters on Behaviors of Basalt Fiber RPC Based on Box-Behnken Model

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9102031 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 2031 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Hanbing Liu ◽

Shiqi Liu ◽

Shurong Wang ◽

Xin Gao ◽

Yafeng Gong

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Compressive Strength ◽

Basalt Fiber ◽

Fiber Content ◽

Reactive Powder Concrete ◽

Basalt Fibers ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Remarkable Effect ◽

Mix Proportion ◽

Reactive Powder

Basalt fibers are widely used in the modification of concrete materials due to its excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. In this study, the basalt fibers were used to modify reactive powder concrete (RPC). The effect of four mix proportion parameters on the working and mechanical properties of basalt fiber reactive powder concrete (BFRPC) was evaluated by the response surface methodology (RSM). The fluidity, flexural and compressive strength were tested and evaluated. A statistically experimental model indicated that D (the silica fume to cement ratio) was the key of interactions between factors, affecting other factors and controlling properties of BFRPC. The increase in basalt fiber content had a remarkable effect on increasing the flexural and compressive strength when D = 0.2. The addition of basalt fiber obviously improved the mechanical properties of RPC. While when D = 0.4, the decrease of fiber content and the increase of quartz sand content could increase the compressive strength.

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Tensile Mechanical Behaviour of Multi-Polymer Sandwich Structures via Fused Deposition Modelling

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym12030651 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 651 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

David Moises Baca Lopez ◽

Rafiq Ahmad

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Low Cost ◽

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene ◽

Extrusion Process ◽

Poly Lactic Acid ◽

Fused Deposition Modelling ◽

Fused Deposition ◽

Homogeneous Materials ◽

Flexural Tests ◽

High Level

The application of single homogeneous materials produced through the fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology restricts the production of high-level multi-material components. The fabrication of a sandwich-structured specimen with different material combinations using conventional thermoplastics such as poly (lactic acid) (PLA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and high impact polystyrene (HIPS) through the filament-based extrusion process can demonstrate an improvement on its properties. This paper aims to assess among these materials, the best material sandwich-structured arrangement design, to enhance the mechanical properties of a part and to compare the results with the homogeneous materials selected. The samples were subjected to tensile testing to identify the tensile strength, elongation at break and Young’s modulus of each material combination. The experimental results demonstrate that applying the PLA-ABS-PLA sandwich arrangement leads to the best mechanical properties between these materials. This study enables users to consider sandwich structure designs as an alternative to manufacturing multi-material components using conventional and low-cost materials. Future work will consider the flexural tests to identify the maximum stresses and bending forces under pressure.

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Investigation on mechanical properties and failure mechanisms of basalt fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites under different loading conditions

Journal of Composite Materials ◽

10.1177/0021998317733807 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 52 (14) ◽

pp. 1907-1914 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Yang Zhiming ◽

Liu Jinxu ◽

Feng Xinya ◽

Li Shukui ◽

Xu Yuxin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Failure Mechanisms ◽

Basalt Fiber ◽

Aluminum Matrix ◽

Fiber Content ◽

Aluminum Matrix Composites ◽

Matrix Composites ◽

Fiber Reinforced ◽

Basalt Fibers ◽

Static Compression

Basalt fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites with different fiber contents (i.e. 0 wt%, 10 wt%, 30 wt% and 50 wt%) were prepared by hot-press sintering. Microstructure analysis indicates that basalt fibers are uniformly distributed in 10% basalt fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composite. The interfacial bonding between basalt fibers and aluminum matrix is good, and there is no interface reaction between basalt fiber and aluminum matrix. Quasi-static tensile, quasi-static compression and dynamic compression properties of basalt fiber reinforced aluminum composites were studied, and the influences of basalt fiber content on mechanical properties were discussed. Meanwhile, the failure mechanisms of basalt fiber reinforced aluminum matrix composites with different fiber content were analyzed.

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There is Low Cost Titanium Componentry Today

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.551.11 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 551 ◽

pp. 11-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J.C. Withers ◽

V. Shapovalov ◽

R. Storm ◽

R.O. Loutfy

Keyword(s):

Mechanical Properties ◽

Low Cost ◽

Cost Component ◽

Automotive Components ◽

One Step ◽

Near Net Shape ◽

Mechanical Properties And Corrosion ◽

The Cost ◽

Processing Steps ◽

Better Than

In spite of titanium’s excellent combinations of lightweight, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance it has been excluded from many applications because of its high cost in fabricated componentry. The major cost to produce a titanium alloy component is the processing of the sponge into alloy plus the several processing steps for fabricating the final finished component. If low cost titanium is to become a reality, the cost of post sponge processing to final finished components must be dramatically reduced. Processing to convert sponge directly in one step to an alloyed near net shape low cost component has been demonstrated. The mechanical properties are equivalent to better than standard processed wrought titanium. Example, automotive components and other applications that confirm titanium componentry at substantially lower cost than standard processing will be provided.

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