scholarly journals An Experimental Study of Torsional Properties of Polyvinylchloride

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-278
Author(s):  
Sarkawt Rostam ◽  
Arazw Hamakarim ◽  
Avan Xalid ◽  
Pari Said ◽  
Kashab Muhammad

In this research, an experimental study has been performed to investigate the mechanical properties through torsion testing of polyvinylchloride (PVC) polymer specimens. For the purpose of the experimentation, specimens of PVC round bars have been prepared. Torsion testing machine apparatus of 200 Nm motor driven was used to evaluate the torsion properties of the tested bars. The apparatus provides four deformation speeds of 50°/min, 100°/min, 200°/min and 500 °/min. The tests conducted under different conditions in a room temperature and cooling of the samples and tested at different deformation speeds given by the torsion apparatus. Various tests produce the torsional moment- angle of rotation diagrams and thereafter both of torsional fracture resistance and shear modulus have been calculated. The results showed the effect of temperature change on the mechanical properties of PVC by making the material harder and can resist higher value of the applied torque where the range is from 2.9 N.m for the cooled sample to 2 N.m for the received samples tested at room temperature. Moreover the results showed an increase of shear modulus to 282 MPa for the cooled samples in compare to 140 MPa for as received samples. Finally the results provide a guideline for designers on how to use parts made of PVC in different applications where the range of both the maximum torque and failure torque with their mechanical properties of rigidity and torsional resistance were recorded.

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Flaminio Sales ◽  
Andrews Souza ◽  
Ronaldo Ariati ◽  
Verônica Noronha ◽  
Elder Giovanetti ◽  
...  

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is a polymer that has attracted the attention of researchers due to its unique properties such as transparency, biocompatibility, high flexibility, and physical and chemical stability. In addition, PDMS modification and combination with other materials can expand its range of applications. For instance, the ability to perform superhydrophobic coating allows for the manufacture of lenses. However, many of these processes are complex and expensive. One of the most promising modifications, which consists of the development of an interchangeable coating, capable of changing its optical characteristics according to some stimuli, has been underexplored. Thus, we report an experimental study of the mechanical and optical properties and wettability of pure PDMS and of two PDMS composites with the addition of 1% paraffin or beeswax using a gravity casting process. The composites’ tensile strength and hardness were lower when compared with pure PDMS. However, the contact angle was increased, reaching the highest values when using the paraffin additive. Additionally, these composites have shown interesting results for the spectrophotometry tests, i.e., the material changed its optical characteristics when heated, going from opaque at room temperature to transparent, with transmittance around 75%, at 70 °C. As a result, these materials have great potential for use in smart devices, such as sensors, due to its ability to change its transparency at high temperatures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 479-481 ◽  
pp. 1145-1150
Author(s):  
Xiao Feng Xu ◽  
Wen Bin Yao ◽  
Jiu Hua Xu ◽  
Wei Zhang

In order to get the physical mechanics of gingko,hickory nut and their stalks, microprocessor controlled electronic universal testing machine (WDW-5E) was used to study the basic physical characteristics,pulling resistance and cutting resistance of their stalk in different harvest time and moisture contents. The impact of physical mechanics of cones and stalks on the picking process were analyzed and some concrete suggestions were put forward in the paper. This experimental study provides an important theory basis on designing and manufacturing different cones picking machine.


Author(s):  
Lauren Patrin ◽  
Frank Chow ◽  
Gabriela Philippart ◽  
Feridun Delale ◽  
Benjamin Liaw ◽  
...  

Due to their high strength and stiffness carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been considered as candidates for reinforcement of polymeric resins. It is also known that the addition of CNTs to polymeric matrix results in highly conductive nanocomposites, making the material multifunctional. Most of the CNT reinforced polymeric nanocomposite systems reported in the literature have been studied at room temperature. However, in many applications, materials may be subjected from low to elevated temperatures. Thus, the aim of this research is to study CNT reinforced polypropylene (PP) specimens at room, elevated and low temperatures. ASTM standard Type I specimens manufactured via injection molding and reinforced with 0.2%, 1%, 3%, and 6% CNTs were first subjected to tensile loads in a universal testing machine at room temperature. Neat PP resin specimens were also tested to provide baseline data. The tests were repeated at −54°C (−65°F), −20°C (−4°F), 49°C (120°F) and 71°C (160°F). The results were plotted as stress-strain curves and analyzed to delineate the effect of CNT reinforcement percentage and temperature on the mechanical properties. It was noted that as the percentage of CNT reinforcement increases, the resulting nanocomposite becomes stiffer (higher Young’s modulus), has higher strength and becomes more brittle. Temperature has a drastic effect on the behavior of the nanocomposite. As the temperature increases, at a given reinforcement percentage the material becomes more ductile with significantly lower Young’s modulus and strength compared to room temperature. At lower temperatures, the nanocomposite becomes more brittle with higher stiffness and strength, but significantly reduced failure strain. Also electrical measurements were conducted on the specimens to measure their resistance. For specimens reinforced with up to 3% of CNTs no electrical conductivity was detected. As expected at 6% CNT reinforcement (which is above the approximately 4% percolation limit reported in the literature), the specimens became electrically conductive. To predict the mechanical properties obtained experimentally, a micromechanics based model is presented and compared with the experimental results.


2015 ◽  
Vol 736 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Taek Kyun Jung ◽  
Hyo Soo Lee ◽  
Hyouk Chon Kwon

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of grain size on mechanical properties in Cu-Sn foil with a thickness of 30 um. The grain size was varied from approximately 7 um to 50 um using heat treatment at 773 K for 2 h to 24 h in a vacuum atmosphere. Tensile test was carried out at room temperature with strain rate of 1mm/min. Typical yield drop phenomenon was observed. Mechanical properties were found to be strongly affected by microstructural features including grain size. The yield strength and tensile strength gradually decreased with increasing the grain size. The strain to fracture also decreased by grain growth. These results could be explained by not only the grain size dependence of yield strength but also the ratio of thickness to grain size dependence of yield strength.


2006 ◽  
Vol 113 ◽  
pp. 541-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Višniakov ◽  
J. Novickij ◽  
D. Ščekaturovienė ◽  
M. Šukšta

The influence of thermal cyclic overloads on mechanical properties of winding conductors was investigated. Copper-niobium microcomposite, soft and hard pure copper wires were conditioned at temperatures range from 77 K to 500 K. The treatment was done during 100 cycles of fast conductor cooling to liquid nitrogen temperature and further fast heating in a climatic chamber. The ultimate tensile stress limit and the elongation at failure of metal-matrix copper-niobium microcomposite, soft and hard copper wires were measured before and after thermal treatment with a testing machine at room temperature.


2010 ◽  
Vol 160-162 ◽  
pp. 915-920
Author(s):  
Shao Jiang Lin ◽  
Da Peng Feng ◽  
Qi Nian Shi

This work presents the possibility of obtaining high density austenitic stainless steel parts by powder metallurgy (PM) and sintered in vacuum. Mechanical properties such as tensile strength, yield stress, elongation rate and Vickers hardness were measured by using a tensile testing machine and a Vickers hardness tester at room temperature. Microstructural characterization was performed by means of optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effect of sintering temperature on densification and mechanical properties of PM austenitic stainless steel has been investigated. The results show that density and mechanical properties were increased with the increase of sintering temperature, but when the sintering temperature is above 1340 °C, they increased slowly. The highest mechanical properties were obtained when sintering temperature was 1340 °C.


2015 ◽  
Vol 817 ◽  
pp. 283-287
Author(s):  
Jing Fan Hua ◽  
Ren Bo Song ◽  
San Chuan Yu ◽  
Zhe Gao ◽  
Wei Jie Wanglin

The effect of annealing temperature on microstructures and mechanical properties of 1000MPa grade cold rolling steel was studied under the condition of ultra-fast cooling in the present investigation. The component of the experimental steel has been designed and the carbon content is 0.13%[wt]. A small amount of V and Nb were added to the steel. Simulated annealing steel experiment has been carried out in the laboratory condition. The experimental steel was heated to 780°C, 800°C, 820°C, 840°C, 860°C for 80s, then slowly cooled to 680°C, and finally water quenched to room temperature. The aging temperature was 240°C(for 240s) and then the steel was air cooled to room temperature. Using optical microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and tensile testing machine to analyze and test the microstructures and properties of the steel after annealing process. The result showed that the microstructures of the annealed steel was martensite and ferrite, and when the annealing temperature was 820°C, the tensile strength could reach 999MPa, elongation could reach 13.3%. It was easy to see that the tensile strength increased and the elongation decreased with the increase of annealing temperature.


2013 ◽  
Vol 774-776 ◽  
pp. 1281-1286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Ni ◽  
You Liang Chen ◽  
Peng Wang ◽  
Rafig Azzam

The mechanical properties of heated granite subjected to two different cooling ways, namely cooled in the water (fast-cooling) and cooled in the air (slow-cooling) at room temperature, were studied respectively. The effects of the heating temperatures and cooling ways on the failure mode and failure mechanism of heated granite were analyzed. The tested results indicated that the longitudinal wave velocity, uni-axial compressive strength, and initial elastic modulus of heated granite decreased with the increasing heating temperature, especially for those subjected to the fast-cooling way compared to those subjected to slow-cooling way. To the contrary, the peak strain increased as the heating temperature increases, and the peak strain was bigger for the slow-cooling way than for the fast-cooling way. The analysis of the experimental results indicated that the water cooling accelerated the deterioration of the internal structure of heated granite and resulted in undesired mechanical properties.


Author(s):  
M. Kozenko ◽  
A. Makarov ◽  
E. Dyachenko ◽  
O. Sushkova

An experimental study of the effect of temperature control of the working area of the FFF / FDM 3D printer on the mechanical properties of the products was carried out. Materials and methods of research and analysis of results were presented.


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