The Tensile and Flexural Forces of Acropora Reef Waste Particulate-Enchanced Polyester Composites

Composite is a material that combines two or more materials that basically dissimilar chemical or physical properties from one another. In this research, we used Acropora coral reef waste particulate and Resin Polyester BQTN type 157 with Methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) 1% as the hardener. The Hand Lay-Up molding technique is used in the process of making the material. The tensile and flexure test is done according to the ASTM D3090 and ASTM D790 – 03 standards. The purpose of this research is to discover the means to produce a composite enhanced by Acropora coral reef waste with polyester matrix and to learn the tensile and flexure strength from the Acropora coral reef waste particulate-enhanced polyester composites with mass fraction varieties of 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%. The tensile test result of Acroporal coral reef waste particulate with polyester matrix yields average tensile strength at mass fraction variety of 40% with a score of 19,66 MPa, with an Modulus score of 636,75 MPa. The flexure test result of Acropora coral reef waste particulate with polyester matrix yields average flexure stress at mass fraction variety of 40% with a score of 112,56 MPa, with an average Elastic Modulus score of 3098,96 MPa.

Tensile and impact properties of pulverized oil palm fiber reinforced polypropylene composites : A comparison study with wood fiber reinforced polypropylene composites

In this study, the Malaysian oil palm fiber (OPF) was extracted from empty fruit bunch (EFB) and used as a reinforcement of polymer composite materials. 10 wt.% and 25 wt.% of OPF were incorporated with polypropylene (PP) and maleated polypropylene (MAPP) to produce injection-molded composite material. For comparison purpose, virgin PP and polymer composites reinforced with wood fiber (WPC) were also fabricated as benchmark samples. From the tensile test result of 25 wt.% of fiber loading, it produced higher tensile properties of the composites. Moreover, the obtained OPF/PP composites showed comparable properties with the WPC material. The second objective of this study is to investigate the effect of fiber sizes on tensile and impact properties of both WPC and OPF/PP composite. The wood fiber and OPF were mechanically classified into several size ranges by using different mesh sieves and proceeded with the kneading and injection molding. The tensile and impact tests were carried out for each type of sample in order to verify the influence of fiber size on the tensile and impact resistance behavior of the WPC and OPF/PP composites.

Improving Astm A516 Grade 70 Mechanical Properties by Sandblasting Process

Nowadays, sandblasting is commonly use in industries. The ability of sandblasting is to remove any stain, unwanted matter and many other functions making this process generally used worldwide. The effect of sandblasting on mechanical properties of ASTM A516 grade 70 was investigated in this study. Samples of the material have been sandblasted with different size of grits and times. Surface roughness, hardness and tensile was measured before and after sandblasting. The roughness test result showed that when the time duration of sandblasting increased, the roughness of the specimen also increased. Based on hardness test result, it showed that the hardness improved when the smallest size of grits was applied. However, the hardness decreased when the size of grits and time was increased. The tensile test result pattern showed quite similar to hardness test result. The size of grits and time duration for sandblasting need to set depending on application of the sandblasting process usage applied to the samples or materials.

PENGARUH AGING PADA KEKUATAN TARIK (TENSILE STRENGTH) FILM LATEKS KARET ALAM BERPENGISI NANOKRISTALIN SELULOSA DAN PENYERASI ALKANOLAMIDA

Nanocrystalline cellulose is nano sized filler with high crystallinity and obtanained by hydrolysis of alpha cellulose from sugarcane bagasse. Tensile test of natural rubber latex film filled nanocrystalline cellulose and alkanolamide as compatibilizer after aging treatment have been done. Natural rubber latex films were prepared by coagulant dipping method and followed by vulcanization process at temperature 100 oC and 20 minutes. Aging treatment of natural rubber latex films have done at temperature 70 oC for 24 hours. Tensile test result of natural rubber latex filled nanocrystalline cellulose showed the tensile strength value of aged natural rubber latex film were lower than unaged one. However, tensile strength value of aged natural rubber latex film filled nanocrystalline cellulose modified alkanolamide were higher than unaged film.

Welding Performance of a Homemade Friction Stir Welding Tool

Homemade Friction Stir Welding (FSW) Tool utilizing conventional milling machine has been developed. The FSW tool made from mild steel was designed and fabricated. Experimental investigation of FSW process of the Aluminum alloy specimens to observe its mechanical performances was performed. To evaluate its performance, hardness test, tensile test as well as visual inspections of the welding result were performed. Hardness number in the welding region was measured about 40-60% lower than the base metal, and heat affected zone region. The tensile test result varies with maximum 100 MPa. The imperfection of final form of metal due to the stirring mechanism was inspected. The presence of void/crack at cross-section of the welded specimen was observed. It was found that by applying suitable configuration, the use of mild steel as the FSW tool was reasonable for performing FSW process. It was concluded that, using a relatively low cost FSW tool, a quite satisfactory result of welding performance was achieved.

The Surface Treatment Effect on Combination of Ni-Ti Alloy Fiber and Epoxy Resins

Surface treatment of Ni-Ti fibers were processed by using various chemical solutions, including the hydrochloric acid, the mixture solvent of hydrofluoric-nitric acid and the solvent of potassium dichromate-vitriol. Scan electric microscopy (SEM) and fiber pull-out test were adopted to characterize the corrosive effect of the chemicals and the shear strength of the fiber/resin interface. The results showed that the surface of the alloy fiber is corroded most seriously after acid treatment with the mixture of hydrofluoric acid and concentrated nitrate. Tensile test result also shows that the maximum interfacial bonding strength is obtained by treatment with this acid. The effect of the cross-link agent in epoxy was also discussed.

Experimental Research on Mechanical Behavior of GFRP Bars under High Temperature

Experimental results on tensile mechanics properties of GFRP bars at high temperatures are present in this paper. Thirty commercially produced GFRP tensile specimens of 8mm diameter were tested at high temperature ranging from 10°Cup to 500°C. Tensile test result indicates that, the ultimate tensile stress has significant reduction at two temperature zones, one is glass transition temperature of epoxy resin (80-120°C), with strength degradation 22%, the second is the soften temperature of glass fibers(about 400°C), the strength decrease drastically with almost linear rate and remained 33% residual strength at 500°C. The elastic modulus remained unchanged until glass transition temperature of epoxy resin, and the modulus declined linearly with the temperature elevating. Stress-strain relationships of GFRP bars exhibit liner performance even at high temperatures.