Particle Filled Polyethylene Composites Used in the Technology of Rotational Moulding
The submitted article discusses rotational moulding technology and filled plastics. For testing, linear low density polyethylene filled with talc was used. The materials tested varied way of mixing the filler into the polymer. For the prepared samples were evaluated by tensile, elongation, melt flow index, density, Shore hardness and Vicat softening temperature. Experiments showed that, in principle, it is possible to produce rotational moulding technology filled thermoplastics.
Plastics have different thermal stability, depending on the structure of the polymer chains. It is therefore very important to know their thermal properties, which influence the temperature regime of processing equipment. This paper presents examples of differential scanning analysis (DSC) and thermogravimetry analysis (TG) of selected plastics in an Ar protective atmosphere and also in an oxidative atmosphere of static air. These analyses can be used for proposing a welding temperature regime.
The material replacement of component is often used procedure, which helps to reduce production costs, simplify manufacturing, improve functional properties of component and bring another benefits. In the last years, more and more metal parts are converted to plastic, also in the cases of mechanically loaded parts. For these special applications, the fibre reinforced composite plastics are successfully used. However, the mechanical properties of composite plastic are strongly dependent on the fibres orientation and following anisotropic behaviour. Moreover, the orientation of fibres is influenced by the conditions of the part production. Due to the number of these dependencies, the material conversion becomes a complex task which cannot be solved with analytical approach. Especially in case of complicated part geometry. In this study, the connection of two different numerical solvers was used for material conversion of a part from automotive industry. First, the new geometry of analyzed part was designed in order to compensate lower mechanical properties of plastic in comparison to metal. Next, the new part manufacturing was simulated and this way obtained anisotropic properties of composite plastic were described. Finally, the structural analyses of original metal and new composite plastic part with real anisotropic properties were performed to verify achievement of material conversion. The aim of this study is to demonstrate, how numerical analyses can help to predict an unexpected result.
Abstract. This contribution deals with replacing of metals part by plastics products. There are several benefits of this application -minimize part cost, corrosion resistance, integrating more components into one part etc. Material selection depending on the design of plastic part. It is necessary has to withstand the same load as metal part. To fulfill this requirement solve fiber reinforced plastics. Also it is convenient to substitute wall sections with ribbed structure. Mechanical properties this part could be important affected by fiber orientation. Results of fiber orientation can be used in stress analysis for better prediction to mechanical load. This analysis is performed in this study on bolted flange joint.
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