Mechanical properties reinforcement

Organic Extenders. Organic extenders are primarily of two types (1) fillers derived from organic materials and (2) low-cost, naturally occurring or synthetic resins. Of the first type, wood flour, shell flour, and other cellulosic fillers are the most common. They also provide a margin of mechanical property reinforcement because of their relatively high aspect ratio. Of the resinous types these are petroleum-based derivatives as well as soluble lignin and scrap synthetic resins. 

Other fibers may be used in POs, though some of these may be chosen more for their special properties. Basalt mineral fibers or Kevlar can provide extreme reinforcement for ballistics applications other fibers include metal fibers for electromagnetic shielding purposes (discussed in Chapter 6). However, as in the case of stainless steel fibers, just because an additive is in fiber form does not necessarily mean it provides meaningful mechanical property reinforcement, but it may provide the opposite of what is wanted [6-4, 7-57]. 

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Mechanical Behavior. Being able to improve strength and stiffness with limited alteration of toughness is a goal readily achievable with polymer-clay nanocomposites (see Mechanical Properties Reinforcement). 

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Due to their good mechanical properties reinforced thermoplastics are used for both structural and safety-... 

PVA fiber is best fit for reinforcement of oil brake hoses for cars that require high reUabiUty, because of excellent mechanical properties and good chemical resistance to pressure—transmission Hquid contained in the hose. 

Table 13 is a representative Hst of nickel and cobalt-base eutectics for which mechanical properties data are available. In most eutectics the matrix phase is ductile and the reinforcement is britde or semibritde, but this is not invariably so. The strongest of the aHoys Hsted in Table 13 exhibit ultimate tensile strengths of 1300—1550 MPa. Appreciable ductiHty can be attained in many fibrous eutectics even when the fibers themselves are quite britde. However, some lamellar eutectics, notably y/y —5, reveal Htde plastic deformation prior to fracture. 

Mechanical Properties. The performance of various polyester resin compositions can be distinguished by comparing the mechanical properties of thin castings (3 mm) of the neat resin defined in ASTM testing procedures (15). This technique is used widely to characterize subtle changes in flexural, tensile, and compressive properties that are generally overshadowed in highly filled or reinforced laminates. 

The macroscopic orientation of their extended-chain crystals depends on the orientation imparted by flow during mol ding. Because of the fibrous nature of the extended-chain crystals, these materials behave as self-reinforcing composites, with excellent mechanical properties. 

The tensile and flexural properties as well as resistance to cracking in chemical environments can be substantially enhanced by the addition of fibrous reinforcements such as chopped glass fiber. Mechanical properties at room temperature for glass fiber-reinforced polysulfone and polyethersulfone are shown in Table 5. 

In concrete, triethanolamine accelerates set time and increases early set strength (41—43). These ate often formulated as admixtures (44), for later addition to the concrete mixtures. Compared to calcium chloride, another common set accelerator, triethanolamine is less corrosive to steel-reinforcing materials, and gives a concrete that is more resistant to creep under stress (45). Triethanolamine can also neutralize any acid in the concrete and forms a salt with chlorides. Improvement of mechanical properties, whiteness, and more even distribution of iron impurities in the mixture of portland cements, can be effected by addition of 2% triethanolamine (46). Triethanolamine bottoms and alkanolamine soaps can also be used in these type appUcations. Waterproofing or sealing concrete can be accompUshed by using formulations containing triethanolamine (47,48). 

Nonoxide fibers, such as carbides, nitrides, and carbons, are produced by high temperature chemical processes that often result in fiber lengths shorter than those of oxide fibers. Mechanical properties such as high elastic modulus and tensile strength of these materials make them excellent as reinforcements for plastics, glass, metals, and ceramics. Because these products oxidize at high temperatures, they are primarily suited for use in vacuum or inert atmospheres, but may also be used for relatively short exposures in oxidizing atmospheres above 1000°C. 

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