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FRICTION REDUCTION AND WEAR RESISTANCE ENHANCEMENT OF ALUMINUM/EPOXY COMPOSITES
Authors:
Jorge Ivan Cifuentes1, 2
1School of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Research Center, University of San Carlos of
Guatemala, Guatemala City 01012
2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18a St., 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Received 23 February 2017
Accepted 20 March 2017
Available 30 March 2017
Abstract:
In this study, the effect of surface modification of aluminum powders on wear and the fracture mechanics behaviors of aluminum/epoxy composites was investigated. Aluminum powders were surface-modified with 3- aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Aluminum/epoxy composites were fabricated by the cast molding method using 10% wt. untreated and silane-treated aluminum powders. Tensile, Mode I fracture and wear tests were performed on both composites. The results showed that the tensile modulus and strength of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were 20% and 30% greater, respectively than those of untreated aluminum/epoxy composites. The results also showed that the fracture toughness and wear resistance of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were ~25% and ~75% greater than that of untreated aluminum/epoxy composites. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination showed that the improvement of tensile and fracture properties of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were attributed to the improved dispersion and bonding of aluminum particles in the epoxy, due to the silanization of aluminum powders.
Keywords:
Composite, fracture toughness, wear, surface modification, functionalization
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Cifuentes, J.I. (2017). Friction Reduction and Wear Resistance Enhancement of Aluminum/Epoxy Composites. Applied Engineering Letters, 2(1), 11-15.
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FRICTION REDUCTION AND WEAR RESISTANCE ENHANCEMENT OF ALUMINUM/EPOXY COMPOSITES
Authors:
Jorge Ivan Cifuentes1, 2
1School of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Research Center, University of San Carlos of
Guatemala, Guatemala City 01012
2Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18a St., 44-100 Gliwice,Poland
Received 23.02.2017.
Accepted 20.03.2017.
Available 30.03.2017.
Abstract:
In this study, the effect of surface modification of aluminum powders on wear and the fracture mechanics behaviors of aluminum/epoxy composites was investigated. Aluminum powders were surface-modified with 3- aminopropyltriethoxysilane. Aluminum/epoxy composites were fabricated by the cast molding method using 10% wt. untreated and silane-treated aluminum powders. Tensile, Mode I fracture and wear tests were performed on both composites. The results showed that the tensile modulus and strength of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were 20% and 30% greater, respectively than those of untreated aluminum/epoxy composites. The results also showed that the fracture toughness and wear resistance of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were ~25% and ~75% greater than that of untreated aluminum/epoxy composites. The scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination showed that the improvement of tensile and fracture properties of silane-treated aluminum/epoxy composites were attributed to the improved dispersion and bonding of aluminum particles in the epoxy, due to the silanization of aluminum powders.
Keywords:
Composite, fracture toughness, wear, surface modification, functionalization
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Volume 9
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Volume 9
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