This paper is targeting towards studying on the possibility to modify some properties
of unsaturated Polyester compounds by adding rubber materials in order to improve its
flexibility property. For this target, Waste of cars' tires was used in two
forms powder and
pieces, and the liquid rubber Styrene-butadiene was used as another type of rubber. After
that the modification was detected by measuring the possibility of the resulted compound
materials to absorb vibration power, and reduce the noise that is produced by eccentric
crankshaft circulation at different rotating speeds, (300, 500, 700) rpm.
Test results demonstrate that there will be Modification in the construction of the
compounds at low rotating speeds (300 rpm). On the other hand, it demonstrates different
results at high rotating speeds.
This research aims to study the effect of adding inorganic waste (Marble powder -
glass powder) on the volumetric and longitudinal shrinkage curves at unsaturated polyester
resin, tests showed that samples exposed to volumetric and longitudinal shr
ink and
occurrence of consecutive gradients in volumetric shrinkage values. Whatever the ratio of
the added materials (marble powder - the glass powder) will effect the behaviour of the
unsaturated polyester hardening, that means it will effect the volumetric shrinkage.
It is necessary to study the volumetric and longitudinal shrinkage values because
they affect the product size to be dealt with, this value should be taken into account in the
design so that should be added this amount of volumetric shrinkage to the dimensions to
designed templates in order to avoid potential variations occurring in the final product.
Preliminary results showed that the value of volumetric shrinkage got up (5%) and the
curves tend to stability, almost three weeks after the initial hardening incident.
As a result of the development of the use of reinforced Composites with fibers in
practical applications continuously, research aims to study the effect of proportion piroxide
additives to unsaturated polyester resin on the tensile properties of th
e samples prepared
from unsaturated polyester resin reinforced with glass fiber used in wind turbine blades
manufacturing, and also studying the effect of for the application of heat treatment
operations on the hardening of the unsaturated polyester and tensile properties after heat
treatment process the application in order to improve the properties of these blades.
Test samples were prepared containing ratios (1% - 1.5% - 2%) of methyl Etel
ketone piroxide MEKP and test results showed that the best ratio at 1.5%. While the heat
treatment results showed that the best values for tensile strength at break of the samples are
treated to a time of / 48 hours /.
This experiment investigates the effect of aluminum powder as metallic filler of
unsaturated thermosetting polyester resin on the wear rate and its mechanisms according to
time.
The obtained results show that the rate of wear increases with increa
se of time as a
result of increase the temperature generated of friction in all specimens. But when we add
the particles either Aluminum to polyester matrix, the rate of wear reduce as a result of
increase the thermal conductivity of polyester matrix, that leads reduction of the
temperature of contact surface, that leads less wear. We study the mechanisms of wear by
microscope of the worn surface. It found that the predominant mechanisms of wear vary
from adhesive wear at the lowest value of test time to abrasive wear (3- body) at the
highest value of test time.
This research includes an experimental study for the manufacture of
a composite material based on polymer (unsaturated polyester),
reinforced with random fiberglass at different weight fractions. By
suite, it has been studied some mechanical prope
rties of the models
manufactured, to determine the effect of glass fiber content on the
tensile strength, hardness and impact resistance. This study has
shown that the best results were for samples reinforced by 40%
fiberglass, where the tensile strength increased about 70%, hardness
up to 30%, and impact resistance about 43%. It will be observed
that the mechanical properties decrease clearly at 60% of weight
fraction of fiberglass. This fact can be related to the quantity of
unsaturated polyester become inadequate for recharge of the fibers,
which leads to weakness in the forces bonding in composite
materials.
