Research Article
The physical properties of the addition of reinforcement metals of Aluminum and silica microparticles with unsaturated composite materials
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.7-9-2021.2314805, author={Najah Rustum Mohsin and Ahmed Sahib Mahdi and Ayad Abdul ameer Abdul ameer and Mohammad Sukri Mustapa}, title={The physical properties of the addition of reinforcement metals of Aluminum and silica microparticles with unsaturated composite materials}, proceedings={Proceedings of 2nd International Multi-Disciplinary Conference Theme: Integrated Sciences and Technologies, IMDC-IST 2021, 7-9 September 2021, Sakarya, Turkey}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={IMDC-IST}, year={2022}, month={1}, keywords={aluminum particles silica dioxide unsaturated polyester glass fiber absorption immersion}, doi={10.4108/eai.7-9-2021.2314805} }- Najah Rustum Mohsin
Ahmed Sahib Mahdi
Ayad Abdul ameer Abdul ameer
Mohammad Sukri Mustapa
Year: 2022
The physical properties of the addition of reinforcement metals of Aluminum and silica microparticles with unsaturated composite materials
IMDC-IST
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.7-9-2021.2314805
Abstract
The absorption has a destructive effect on the mechanical and physical characteristics of the composite materials with a polymer base. It causes a reduction in the mechanical property values due to slight bonds between the matrix and the fibers. In the current paper, unsaturated polyester (UP) composite immersed in water, acidic solution (HCl), and the alkaline solution (KOH) were studied to investigate the effect of reinforcement on the thermal conductivity and absorption percentage values. Aluminum, Silica dioxide microparticles (SiO2), and glass fibers (GF) were adopted as reinforcing materials. Three types of composite material were prepared: (C1) UP only, (C2) UP reinforced with 15% aluminum particles and 15% GF, and (C3) UP reinforced with 15% aluminum particles and 15% SiO2. The empirical results displayed that, large values of thermal conductivity were obtained with the specimen C2 composite, and it reduced when the immersion time increased. On the other hand, when immersed in water, acid or alkaline solutions, the absorption of the non-reinforced composite was less than that of the reinforced composite, but with increasing the period of immersion it is noticed that the absorbance value increases for the non-reinforced composite while it decreases for the reinforced composite.