about structural foam molding and sandwich molding. the process description, and its advantages, disadvantages and its applications with clear diagrams
This presentation is for mechanical engineering/ civil engineering students to help them understand the different type of destructive mechanical testing of materials. The tensile testing, hardness, impact test procedures are explained in detail.
The document discusses different hardness testing methods including Brinell hardness testing and Rockwell hardness testing. Brinell hardness testing involves pressing an indenter ball into the surface of a metal under a load and measuring the diameter of the indentation. Rockwell hardness testing measures the additional depth of a heavy load indenter beyond the depth of a previously applied light load. Both tests provide standardized hardness values and have advantages such as being simple and quick to perform.
Ultrasonic machining is a mechanical process that uses high frequency vibration and an abrasive slurry to erode material from hard or brittle workpieces. A soft tool shaped like the desired workpiece feature vibrates at around 20 kHz against the workpiece while abrasive slurry flows between them. The abrasive particles gradually cut the workpiece through friction. Materials harder than 40HRC like hardened steel, carbides and ceramics can be machined with little heat production. Process parameters like amplitude, frequency, abrasive size and material properties influence the material removal rate and surface finish.
1. Sheet metal forming operations include bending, stretching, deep drawing, and other processes where sheets are formed. Bending involves shaping a straight length into a curve and can be done using presses or rolls.
2. Deep drawing uses a die and punch to shape flat sheets into cup-shaped parts. Stretch forming clamps sheet edges and stretches the sheet over a die into the desired shape.
3. Successful forming requires considering the material properties, die and process parameters to avoid defects like cracks, wrinkles, and non-uniform thinning. Minimum bend radii, lubrication, and holding pressure all impact the quality of formed parts.
This document discusses tensile testing and universal testing machines. It defines tensile testing as applying opposing tensile forces to a test specimen to measure the specimen's properties. A universal testing machine typically uses a hydraulic cylinder to apply the force. The document lists several material properties that can be determined from tensile tests, including strength, ductility, elasticity, and stiffness. It provides diagrams illustrating how properties like tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and breaking stress are calculated from the stress-strain graph generated during tensile testing. Finally, it gives some examples of industries that use tensile testing, like aerospace and textiles, and notes benefits like determining batch quality and aiding design.
This document provides an overview of aluminum alloys, including their chemistry, classification system, applications, manufacturing processes, heat treatments, and common defects. It discusses the major alloying elements used in aluminum like copper, manganese, silicon, magnesium, and zinc. It also summarizes the various production methods for wrought aluminum alloys like extrusion and heat treating processes like annealing, solution heat treatment, and precipitation hardening. Finally, it outlines typical casting, extrusion, forging, and heat treatment defects seen in aluminum alloys.
This document discusses various types of forging processes including hot forging, press forging, swaging, and cold forging. It describes how each process uses compressive forces and dies to shape metal at different temperatures. Examples of specific forging techniques are provided like hammer forging, drop forging, and upset forging. The document also outlines common forging tools, defects that may occur, and applications in small tools and automotive manufacturing.
Induction hardening is an efficient surface hardening process that uses electromagnetic induction to generate eddy currents and rapidly heat metal components. It produces a martensitic microstructure upon quenching that increases hardness, strength, and wear resistance while minimizing distortion compared to traditional furnace treatments. Induction hardening takes less than a minute, whereas nitriding and carburizing can take hours, and it induces higher compressive residual stresses in the surface.
This presentation is for mechanical engineering/ civil engineering students to help them understand the different type of destructive mechanical testing of materials. The tensile testing, hardness, impact test procedures are explained in detail.
The document discusses different hardness testing methods including Brinell hardness testing and Rockwell hardness testing. Brinell hardness testing involves pressing an indenter ball into the surface of a metal under a load and measuring the diameter of the indentation. Rockwell hardness testing measures the additional depth of a heavy load indenter beyond the depth of a previously applied light load. Both tests provide standardized hardness values and have advantages such as being simple and quick to perform.
Ultrasonic machining is a mechanical process that uses high frequency vibration and an abrasive slurry to erode material from hard or brittle workpieces. A soft tool shaped like the desired workpiece feature vibrates at around 20 kHz against the workpiece while abrasive slurry flows between them. The abrasive particles gradually cut the workpiece through friction. Materials harder than 40HRC like hardened steel, carbides and ceramics can be machined with little heat production. Process parameters like amplitude, frequency, abrasive size and material properties influence the material removal rate and surface finish.
1. Sheet metal forming operations include bending, stretching, deep drawing, and other processes where sheets are formed. Bending involves shaping a straight length into a curve and can be done using presses or rolls.
2. Deep drawing uses a die and punch to shape flat sheets into cup-shaped parts. Stretch forming clamps sheet edges and stretches the sheet over a die into the desired shape.
3. Successful forming requires considering the material properties, die and process parameters to avoid defects like cracks, wrinkles, and non-uniform thinning. Minimum bend radii, lubrication, and holding pressure all impact the quality of formed parts.
This document discusses tensile testing and universal testing machines. It defines tensile testing as applying opposing tensile forces to a test specimen to measure the specimen's properties. A universal testing machine typically uses a hydraulic cylinder to apply the force. The document lists several material properties that can be determined from tensile tests, including strength, ductility, elasticity, and stiffness. It provides diagrams illustrating how properties like tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, and breaking stress are calculated from the stress-strain graph generated during tensile testing. Finally, it gives some examples of industries that use tensile testing, like aerospace and textiles, and notes benefits like determining batch quality and aiding design.
This document provides an overview of aluminum alloys, including their chemistry, classification system, applications, manufacturing processes, heat treatments, and common defects. It discusses the major alloying elements used in aluminum like copper, manganese, silicon, magnesium, and zinc. It also summarizes the various production methods for wrought aluminum alloys like extrusion and heat treating processes like annealing, solution heat treatment, and precipitation hardening. Finally, it outlines typical casting, extrusion, forging, and heat treatment defects seen in aluminum alloys.
This document discusses various types of forging processes including hot forging, press forging, swaging, and cold forging. It describes how each process uses compressive forces and dies to shape metal at different temperatures. Examples of specific forging techniques are provided like hammer forging, drop forging, and upset forging. The document also outlines common forging tools, defects that may occur, and applications in small tools and automotive manufacturing.
Induction hardening is an efficient surface hardening process that uses electromagnetic induction to generate eddy currents and rapidly heat metal components. It produces a martensitic microstructure upon quenching that increases hardness, strength, and wear resistance while minimizing distortion compared to traditional furnace treatments. Induction hardening takes less than a minute, whereas nitriding and carburizing can take hours, and it induces higher compressive residual stresses in the surface.
- Impact tests are used to determine a material's impact energy, toughness, and tendency to fracture in a brittle manner. They are important for selecting materials that may experience sudden loading like collisions.
- Common impact tests include the Charpy and Izod tests, which involve striking a notched sample with a falling pendulum. The Charpy test uses a simply supported beam setup while the Izod uses a cantilever.
- Factors like yield strength, ductility, temperature, and strain rate can influence a material's impact performance and whether it fractures in a brittle or ductile manner. Many materials exhibit a ductile to brittle transition around a specific temperature.
Super plastic Forming and Diffusion bonding in Aerospace industriesRohit Katarya
The document summarizes superplastic forming and diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) techniques. SPF/DB allows forming of complex metal parts by heating sheet metal to its superplastic temperature range and forming it using gas pressure between dies. Once formed, diffusion bonding fuses the sheets together. Key applications include aircraft fan blades, fuselages, and military structures. The process offers advantages like reduced part counts but requires careful control of temperature, pressure, and time to minimize defects and produce high quality bonds.
This document discusses impact testing procedures according to ASTM A370 and E-23 standards. It describes the apparatus, testing procedures, significance, and interpretation of results for Charpy impact testing. Charpy impact testing involves breaking a notched specimen with a single blow from a pendulum to determine the material's resistance to brittle fracture. The document provides details on specimen preparation, conditioning, breaking procedures, and measuring absorbed energy and fracture appearance to characterize ductile versus brittle behavior.
This document discusses metal forming processes. It defines forming and shaping, and provides examples of each. Metal forming involves plastic deformation of material under large external forces to change its shape. The document classifies metal forming processes as cold working, hot working, or warm working based on the temperature of the material. It also discusses properties important for metal forming like ductility and strength. Rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing, and press working are provided as examples of metal forming processes.
The document discusses two common impact tests: the Charpy and Izod impact tests. The Charpy test involves dropping a pendulum onto a notched sample to measure the energy absorbed during fracture. It is used to evaluate toughness and notch sensitivity, especially of metals. The Izod test also measures energy absorbed during fracture but holds the sample in a cantilevered beam configuration rather than three-point bending. Both tests are useful for determining the strength and ductility of materials, especially their ability to withstand shocks and impacts in applications like forging, rubber products, and plastics.
The document discusses hardness testing methods. It describes how hardness is defined differently depending on one's field, such as resistance to indentation for metallurgists. The main hardness tests described are static indentation tests using indenters like balls or pyramids, dynamic bounce tests, and scratch tests. It focuses on explaining the Brinell hardness test in detail, including how the test is performed, what the results indicate, and what types of materials it can be used to test.
This document discusses bending tests which are used to determine a material's strength and elastic properties by applying forces to its surface. The bending test uses a universal testing machine to apply forces to a test specimen in three or four-point bending configurations to induce internal stresses. The test results are used to evaluate a material's strength, ductility and failure modes under bending forces.
Chemical machining involves controlled chemical dissolution of a workpiece material using an acidic or alkaline etchant. The process includes preparing the workpiece, applying a maskant to protect areas, etching the exposed material using an etchant, removing the remaining mask, and finishing. It allows for producing pockets and contours and removing material from high strength parts. The main steps are preparing the workpiece through cleaning, applying a masking material, etching the exposed areas using an etchant, and removing the remaining mask. Chemical machining provides advantages like weight reduction and avoiding stresses but has disadvantages like difficulty achieving sharp corners and limited thickness machining.
Presentation on Composite Materials
Rana zia ur rehman
Graduate Researcher at KAIST (Korea Advanced of Science & Technology)
My Email ID: ranazia517@gmail.com
Introduction of material & manufacturing processSyuk Bond
Manufacturing involves converting raw materials into products through processes like designing, planning, and quality control. It adds value to materials and is important for creating wealth. Key factors in manufacturing include materials, labor, methods, and equipment, which must be properly combined for low cost, high quality, and on-time delivery. Design for manufacturability aims to ease manufacturing and lower costs through guidelines like standardizing parts, reducing components, and maximizing compliance. Material properties important for manufacturing include hardness, toughness, conductivity, density, elasticity, and strength, which determine a material's suitability for different applications.
The document discusses material selection criteria for plastics in specific applications. It outlines the process of selecting plastics which involves defining the product purpose, assessing material properties, and considering factors like strength, temperature resistance, wear resistance, degradation resistance, and special properties. The document provides data on various plastic materials and their properties to guide selection. Key properties discussed include tensile strength, fatigue resistance, toughness, corrosion resistance, coefficient of friction, and electrical and thermal properties. Examples are given of applications suited for different plastics based on required characteristics.
The document describes the Vickers hardness test. It uses a diamond pyramid indenter to make an indentation on the material being tested under a specified load ranging from 5 to 120 kg. The indentation left has a square shape regardless of load. The diagonal lengths of the indentation are measured under a microscope and used to calculate the Vickers hardness number, providing a continuous scale of hardness values. Factors like load, indentation shape, and temperature can affect the results. Advantages include consistency of indentation shape and suitability for testing a range of materials and surfaces. A disadvantage is it takes more time than other hardness tests.
Ultrasonic testing methods:
Introduction, Principle of operation, Piezoelectricity. Ultrasonic probes, CRO techniques,advantages,
Limitation & typical applications. Applications in inspection of castings, forgings,Extruded steel parts,
bars, pipes, rails and dimensions measurements. Case Study –Ultrasonography of human body.
Me8392 manufacturing technology-i part-a questions & answers-Yuga Aravind Kumar
The document provides definitions and explanations of various manufacturing processes and terms. It discusses different types of patterns used in casting, advantages and disadvantages of die casting, requirements of good patterns, functions of cores, and lost wax casting process. It also describes arc welding equipment, features of friction welding, resistance welding process, purpose of flux, and how to avoid slag inclusions in welding. Various plastic processing methods like film blowing, compression moulding, parts made by rotational moulding, and definition of parison and degree of polymerization are also summarized.
Plasma spraying (type of thernal spraying)ROLWYN CARDOZA
The document discusses plasma spraying, which involves injecting powder particles into a plasma jet created by heating an inert gas. The particles are accelerated, heated, and impact the substrate, forming a coating. Key factors that affect the plasma spraying process include substrate roughness, gas pressure, particle size, arc power, plasma gas flow rate, and torch-to-base distance. The document provides examples of plasma sprayed coatings for applications such as wear resistance and thermal barrier coatings. It also describes two case studies on plasma sprayed titanium-graphite and diamond-reinforced molybdenum coatings.
Please refer this file just as reference material. More concentration should on class room work and text book methodology.
Thermal aspects of Machining, Tool materials, Tool wear Cutting fluids and Machinability.
This document discusses different molding processes including structural foam molding, sandwich molding, and their advantages and disadvantages. Structural foam molding is a low pressure injection molding process where gas is introduced into molten polymer to reduce density and weight. It requires less pressure than other molding processes. Sandwich molding involves injecting two or more polymers one after another through the same gate to form a layered part with different materials for the core and skin. This allows for weight reduction and various material combinations. Advantages of these processes include lower costs, weight reduction, design flexibility, and strength to weight ratios. Disadvantages include potential for air bubbles or shrinkage.
- KraussMaffei is a 170-year-old German engineering company specializing in plastics and rubber processing machinery.
- It is the world's largest producer of plastics machinery and offers injection molding, reaction processing, and extrusion technologies.
- The company has a global presence with 12 production plants, 38 sales offices, and over 100 partner agencies worldwide.
- Impact tests are used to determine a material's impact energy, toughness, and tendency to fracture in a brittle manner. They are important for selecting materials that may experience sudden loading like collisions.
- Common impact tests include the Charpy and Izod tests, which involve striking a notched sample with a falling pendulum. The Charpy test uses a simply supported beam setup while the Izod uses a cantilever.
- Factors like yield strength, ductility, temperature, and strain rate can influence a material's impact performance and whether it fractures in a brittle or ductile manner. Many materials exhibit a ductile to brittle transition around a specific temperature.
Super plastic Forming and Diffusion bonding in Aerospace industriesRohit Katarya
The document summarizes superplastic forming and diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) techniques. SPF/DB allows forming of complex metal parts by heating sheet metal to its superplastic temperature range and forming it using gas pressure between dies. Once formed, diffusion bonding fuses the sheets together. Key applications include aircraft fan blades, fuselages, and military structures. The process offers advantages like reduced part counts but requires careful control of temperature, pressure, and time to minimize defects and produce high quality bonds.
This document discusses impact testing procedures according to ASTM A370 and E-23 standards. It describes the apparatus, testing procedures, significance, and interpretation of results for Charpy impact testing. Charpy impact testing involves breaking a notched specimen with a single blow from a pendulum to determine the material's resistance to brittle fracture. The document provides details on specimen preparation, conditioning, breaking procedures, and measuring absorbed energy and fracture appearance to characterize ductile versus brittle behavior.
This document discusses metal forming processes. It defines forming and shaping, and provides examples of each. Metal forming involves plastic deformation of material under large external forces to change its shape. The document classifies metal forming processes as cold working, hot working, or warm working based on the temperature of the material. It also discusses properties important for metal forming like ductility and strength. Rolling, forging, extrusion, drawing, and press working are provided as examples of metal forming processes.
The document discusses two common impact tests: the Charpy and Izod impact tests. The Charpy test involves dropping a pendulum onto a notched sample to measure the energy absorbed during fracture. It is used to evaluate toughness and notch sensitivity, especially of metals. The Izod test also measures energy absorbed during fracture but holds the sample in a cantilevered beam configuration rather than three-point bending. Both tests are useful for determining the strength and ductility of materials, especially their ability to withstand shocks and impacts in applications like forging, rubber products, and plastics.
The document discusses hardness testing methods. It describes how hardness is defined differently depending on one's field, such as resistance to indentation for metallurgists. The main hardness tests described are static indentation tests using indenters like balls or pyramids, dynamic bounce tests, and scratch tests. It focuses on explaining the Brinell hardness test in detail, including how the test is performed, what the results indicate, and what types of materials it can be used to test.
This document discusses bending tests which are used to determine a material's strength and elastic properties by applying forces to its surface. The bending test uses a universal testing machine to apply forces to a test specimen in three or four-point bending configurations to induce internal stresses. The test results are used to evaluate a material's strength, ductility and failure modes under bending forces.
Chemical machining involves controlled chemical dissolution of a workpiece material using an acidic or alkaline etchant. The process includes preparing the workpiece, applying a maskant to protect areas, etching the exposed material using an etchant, removing the remaining mask, and finishing. It allows for producing pockets and contours and removing material from high strength parts. The main steps are preparing the workpiece through cleaning, applying a masking material, etching the exposed areas using an etchant, and removing the remaining mask. Chemical machining provides advantages like weight reduction and avoiding stresses but has disadvantages like difficulty achieving sharp corners and limited thickness machining.
Presentation on Composite Materials
Rana zia ur rehman
Graduate Researcher at KAIST (Korea Advanced of Science & Technology)
My Email ID: ranazia517@gmail.com
Introduction of material & manufacturing processSyuk Bond
Manufacturing involves converting raw materials into products through processes like designing, planning, and quality control. It adds value to materials and is important for creating wealth. Key factors in manufacturing include materials, labor, methods, and equipment, which must be properly combined for low cost, high quality, and on-time delivery. Design for manufacturability aims to ease manufacturing and lower costs through guidelines like standardizing parts, reducing components, and maximizing compliance. Material properties important for manufacturing include hardness, toughness, conductivity, density, elasticity, and strength, which determine a material's suitability for different applications.
The document discusses material selection criteria for plastics in specific applications. It outlines the process of selecting plastics which involves defining the product purpose, assessing material properties, and considering factors like strength, temperature resistance, wear resistance, degradation resistance, and special properties. The document provides data on various plastic materials and their properties to guide selection. Key properties discussed include tensile strength, fatigue resistance, toughness, corrosion resistance, coefficient of friction, and electrical and thermal properties. Examples are given of applications suited for different plastics based on required characteristics.
The document describes the Vickers hardness test. It uses a diamond pyramid indenter to make an indentation on the material being tested under a specified load ranging from 5 to 120 kg. The indentation left has a square shape regardless of load. The diagonal lengths of the indentation are measured under a microscope and used to calculate the Vickers hardness number, providing a continuous scale of hardness values. Factors like load, indentation shape, and temperature can affect the results. Advantages include consistency of indentation shape and suitability for testing a range of materials and surfaces. A disadvantage is it takes more time than other hardness tests.
Ultrasonic testing methods:
Introduction, Principle of operation, Piezoelectricity. Ultrasonic probes, CRO techniques,advantages,
Limitation & typical applications. Applications in inspection of castings, forgings,Extruded steel parts,
bars, pipes, rails and dimensions measurements. Case Study –Ultrasonography of human body.
Me8392 manufacturing technology-i part-a questions & answers-Yuga Aravind Kumar
The document provides definitions and explanations of various manufacturing processes and terms. It discusses different types of patterns used in casting, advantages and disadvantages of die casting, requirements of good patterns, functions of cores, and lost wax casting process. It also describes arc welding equipment, features of friction welding, resistance welding process, purpose of flux, and how to avoid slag inclusions in welding. Various plastic processing methods like film blowing, compression moulding, parts made by rotational moulding, and definition of parison and degree of polymerization are also summarized.
Plasma spraying (type of thernal spraying)ROLWYN CARDOZA
The document discusses plasma spraying, which involves injecting powder particles into a plasma jet created by heating an inert gas. The particles are accelerated, heated, and impact the substrate, forming a coating. Key factors that affect the plasma spraying process include substrate roughness, gas pressure, particle size, arc power, plasma gas flow rate, and torch-to-base distance. The document provides examples of plasma sprayed coatings for applications such as wear resistance and thermal barrier coatings. It also describes two case studies on plasma sprayed titanium-graphite and diamond-reinforced molybdenum coatings.
Please refer this file just as reference material. More concentration should on class room work and text book methodology.
Thermal aspects of Machining, Tool materials, Tool wear Cutting fluids and Machinability.
This document discusses different molding processes including structural foam molding, sandwich molding, and their advantages and disadvantages. Structural foam molding is a low pressure injection molding process where gas is introduced into molten polymer to reduce density and weight. It requires less pressure than other molding processes. Sandwich molding involves injecting two or more polymers one after another through the same gate to form a layered part with different materials for the core and skin. This allows for weight reduction and various material combinations. Advantages of these processes include lower costs, weight reduction, design flexibility, and strength to weight ratios. Disadvantages include potential for air bubbles or shrinkage.
- KraussMaffei is a 170-year-old German engineering company specializing in plastics and rubber processing machinery.
- It is the world's largest producer of plastics machinery and offers injection molding, reaction processing, and extrusion technologies.
- The company has a global presence with 12 production plants, 38 sales offices, and over 100 partner agencies worldwide.
This slideshow explains the history of one of the most important polymer processing methods - injection molding.
Created by:
Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng (University of Wisconsin - Madison
Suresh Shah (Delphi Thermal System)
Hanxiong Huang (South China University of Technology)
Fiberglass, or glass-reinforced plastic, is a material made of extremely fine glass fibers set in or surrounded by plastic. It is made by melting glass into fine fibers, which are then bonded together with a plastic resin to form a strong, lightweight material. Fiberglass is used widely in many applications due to its high strength-to-weight ratio, resistance to corrosion, and ability to be molded into complex shapes. Some common uses include building insulation, boats, cars, and building panels.
The document summarizes current research and advancements in packaging technology, with a special focus on applications for food packaging. It discusses trends toward more sophisticated consumers and demands for packaging technologies. Several key packaging technologies are described for beverages, food, toiletry/cosmetics, household chemicals, and healthcare. Emerging functional packaging materials and research areas are also outlined, including oxygen and ethylene scavenging, antimicrobial films, and improving food quality through food-film interactions. Specific current research projects on susceptor packaging and colloidal silver nanoparticles are summarized.
Injection molding involves injecting molten plastic into a mold cavity. There are three main functional units: injection, mold, and clamping. Molten plastic is injected into a closed metal mold under high pressure, then cools and hardens to the shape inverse of the mold cavity. Injection molding can produce a variety of complex plastic parts and is widely used in industries like automotive, electronics, medical devices, toys and more.
Design and development of polymer column shutterVignesh Cmvr
: The aim of the project is to Convert metal column shuttering plate to plastics using Unigraphics/NX-8. The static structure Analysis done using Ansys. Moldflow analysis is done for flow analysis. Then the Component is Manufactured using rapid prototyping.
Objectives:
To study about current formworks with literature survey & recyclability
To select material and prepare a product design as per the design procedure.
To done Design analysis and Process analysis.
To manufacture the component using Rapid prototyping .
Plastics can be used as building materials due to their beneficial properties such as strength, durability, resistance to water and corrosion, and low cost. There are two main types of plastics - thermoplastics, which soften when heated and harden when cooled and can be repeatedly reformed, and thermosetting plastics, which permanently harden during heating and cannot be remelted or remolded. Common applications of plastics in construction include pipes, cables, flooring, roofing, windows, and structural plastic composites reinforced with fibers.
This document provides an overview of thermoplastics, including their properties, types, applications, and market rates. Thermoplastics are plastics that can be remolded and reused, as they soften when heated but do not undergo chemical changes. Common thermoplastics include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene, polyethylene, and methacrylate. Thermoplastics have a variety of applications in construction, including use in roofing, windows, flooring, and temporary structures. The document concludes by listing market rates for thermoplastic pipes from different manufacturers.
Plastics and Rubbers-Introduction, Types, Uses and ExamplesAnsh Agarwal
This document provides information on plastics and rubbers, including their composition, classification, and common types. It discusses thermoplastics such as polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC, and ABS, as well as thermosetting plastics like phenol formaldehyde, urea formaldehyde, and polyurethane. Common rubbers like natural rubber and synthetic rubbers are also outlined. The document aims to inform the reader about the basic properties and applications of important plastic and rubber materials.
Plastics have replaced metals in many applications due to advantages like corrosion resistance, low density, and ease of manufacturing. The document discusses various types of plastics like thermoplastics, thermosets, and elastomers. It also covers plastic manufacturing processes like injection molding and thermoforming. Key plastic materials discussed are ABS, PET, HDPE, and PVC. Design considerations for plastic components include material selection, manufacturing process, and economics.
This document provides an overview of composite materials, including:
- A history of composites dating back thousands of years including ancient uses of straw/mud bricks and wood/bamboo.
- Advantages of composites like higher strength and stiffness than metals but lower density.
- Definitions of composites as consisting of two phases - a matrix and reinforcement. Common matrix materials include polymers, metals, and ceramics.
- Types of reinforcements like fibers, particles, and different fiber materials including glass, carbon, and Kevlar.
- Manufacturing processes for composites.
Plastics are polymeric materials that are lightweight, durable, and resistant to corrosion. They can be molded into various shapes and are used widely in engineering applications. Plastics are classified as thermoplastics, which soften when heated and harden when cooled, and thermoset plastics, which harden permanently after heating. Common plastics are made from polymers of materials like vinyl, polyester, and urethane. Plastics have properties like low weight and resistance to heat and electricity that make them useful for applications in industries like construction, automotive, and electronics manufacturing.
Thermosetting plastics, also called thermosets, cure through the addition of energy into a rigid 3D structure. Common thermosetting plastics include rubber, bakelite, duroplast, urea-formaldehyde, melamine, polyester resin, and epoxy resin. Bakelite was the first plastic made from synthetic polymers and was used in electrical insulators. Urea-formaldehyde is used in plywood production while melamine is used in decorative laminates and countertops due to its hardness, strength, and heat resistance. Polyester and epoxy resins are versatile thermosets used in fiberglass and composites due to properties like impact resistance, adhesion, and mechanical/
This document discusses polymer coating materials (PCM). It defines monomers and polymers, and classifications of polymers including thermoplastics, thermosets, elastomers, and thermoplastic elastomers. It describes the characteristics and advantages of polymers, examples of polymer coatings, and common coating methods like painting, spraying, dipping, rolling, calendaring, wire coating, and extrusion. Specific polymer coatings discussed include acrylics, alkyds, polyurethanes, phenolics, nylon, and fluorocarbons; and their applications.
Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres like glass, carbon, aramid, or basalt. The fibres mechanically enhance the strength and elasticity of the plastic matrix. Commonly used fibres include glass for strength and light weight, carbon for high strength and stiffness, and aramid for heat resistance and strength. FRP has properties like low expansion, high strength, heat stability, and toughness making it suitable for applications in aerospace, automotive, equipment, and insulation.
This document discusses various thermoplastics, their properties, and common uses. Thermoplastics are plastics that can be remelted and remolded if heated again. Examples discussed include polyvinyl chloride (PVC), commonly used in pipes, cables, and clothing; polyethylene, with applications in bottles, bags, and films; and polypropylene and polymethyl methacrylate (Perspex), both used in a variety of products and packaging.
Polymers are long molecular chains made of repeating monomers. They can be thermosets that permanently harden, or thermoplastics that soften when heated. Composites contain fibers embedded in a polymer matrix to achieve properties neither material has alone. Fiber reinforced plastics are composites with fibers like glass, carbon, or aramid in a plastic matrix. The fibers increase strength and stiffness while the matrix binds them and transfers stress. Composites find applications where high strength and low weight are required.
Polymers are long molecular chains made of repeating monomers. They can be thermosets that permanently harden, or thermoplastics that soften when heated. Composites contain fibers embedded in a polymer matrix to achieve properties neither material has alone. Fiber reinforced plastics are composites with fibers like glass, carbon, or aramid in a plastic matrix. The fibers increase strength and stiffness while the matrix binds them and transfers stress. Composites find applications where high strength and low weight are required.
Plastics are polymers made from both natural and synthetic materials. There are two main categories of plastics based on their behavior with heat: thermoplastics, which soften when heated and harden when cooled, and thermosets, which permanently set during the heating process. Common plastics include acrylics, used for windows and skylights, and PVC, known for its corrosion resistance. Fiberglass reinforced plastics and glassfiber reinforced concrete are composite materials used in construction for their strength, durability, and lightweight properties.
This document discusses glass reinforced plastic (GRP), including its composition, manufacturing processes, properties, and applications. GRP consists of glass fibers embedded in a thermosetting plastic matrix. It offers advantages over other materials like steel due to its light weight, corrosion resistance, strength, and low maintenance. GRP can be manufactured through filament winding or centrifugal casting processes and is used in applications like pipes where its properties make it suitable for transporting chemicals and fluids.
Polystyrene is a hard, transparent synthetic resin produced from styrene monomer. It can be solid or foam and is used widely in food packaging, construction insulation, and other applications. Polystyrene has good insulation properties but is flammable and allows oxygen and water vapor to pass through. It is produced in various forms including sheets, molded blocks, and extruded foam boards. Common uses include below-grade foundation insulation, cavity wall insulation, and roof insulation. However, polystyrene is non-biodegradable and can harm wildlife if released into the environment.
Plastics are polymers that can be molded into various shapes. There are two main types: thermoplastics, which can be reshaped upon heating, and thermosetting plastics, which permanently harden during molding. Common thermoplastics include polyethylene, PVC, and nylon, while popular thermosetting plastics include bakelite, melamine, and epoxy. Plastics are used in a wide range of applications from piping to electronics due to their lightweight, corrosion resistance, and low cost compared to other materials. Fiber reinforced plastics combine polymers with fibers for increased strength.
Fire retardant and environmental impact of polymer additivesMuin Ramli
This document discusses polymer additives and their environmental impacts. It begins by defining polymer additives as substances added to polymers to modify their properties. It then outlines the main functions of additives such as improving processability, resistance to degradation, mechanical properties, and performance. Some examples of commonly used additive types are provided. The document notes that while additives enhance polymer performance, some can have environmental and health impacts. It gives examples of carcinogenic antioxidants and issues with certain plasticizers like DEHP. Overall, the document provides a high-level overview of polymer additives and highlights some of their benefits to properties and drawbacks regarding environmental impact.
The document discusses plastics, including their definition, properties, types (thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics), manufacture, applications, disadvantages, and latest developments. Plastics are synthetic or semi-synthetic organic solids that are moldable and consist of large chain-like molecules containing carbon. They have properties like corrosion resistance, light weight, and heat resistance. The two main types are thermoplastics, which can be remolded, and thermosetting plastics, which set permanently. Plastics are manufactured through processes like polymerization, compounding, and molding/shaping techniques. They have various applications but also disadvantages like low strength and sensitivity to environment. New developments include bulletproof polymers
This presentation is all about plastics and its types. It includes polythene,polyesters,polystyrene,and other forms of plastics.Various examples are also shown for proper explanation.
Harnessing WebAssembly for Real-time Stateless Streaming PipelinesChristina Lin
Traditionally, dealing with real-time data pipelines has involved significant overhead, even for straightforward tasks like data transformation or masking. However, in this talk, we’ll venture into the dynamic realm of WebAssembly (WASM) and discover how it can revolutionize the creation of stateless streaming pipelines within a Kafka (Redpanda) broker. These pipelines are adept at managing low-latency, high-data-volume scenarios.
Advanced control scheme of doubly fed induction generator for wind turbine us...IJECEIAES
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Understanding Inductive Bias in Machine LearningSUTEJAS
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Electric vehicle and photovoltaic advanced roles in enhancing the financial p...IJECEIAES
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Presentation of IEEE Slovenia CIS (Computational Intelligence Society) Chapte...University of Maribor
Slides from talk presenting:
Aleš Zamuda: Presentation of IEEE Slovenia CIS (Computational Intelligence Society) Chapter and Networking.
Presentation at IcETRAN 2024 session:
"Inter-Society Networking Panel GRSS/MTT-S/CIS
Panel Session: Promoting Connection and Cooperation"
IEEE Slovenia GRSS
IEEE Serbia and Montenegro MTT-S
IEEE Slovenia CIS
11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONIC AND COMPUTING ENGINEERING
3-6 June 2024, Niš, Serbia
5. Design Benefits
Reduced part weight
Thick sections up to 5 inches
Lower cost tooling
Chemical and corrosion resistance
6. Performance Benefits
Increased strength to weight ratio
Chemical and corrosive resistance
Improved acoustical and electrical
insulation characteristics
Can be recycled and reused.
10. SANDWICH MOULDING
Two or more polymers are injected one
after another through the same gate in
one or more cavities.
Core and skin material different or
same.
Also called as co-injection molding
13. PROPERTIES OF SKIN MATERIAL
Will be thin
Surface structure of the material.
Transparent material
Paintable surface
E.g.: glass, thermoplastics,
thermosets , sheet material , plywood
14. PROPERTIES OF CORE MATERIAL
Thick but will be lightweight.
Low density material
High bending stiffness.
Recycled material.
E.g. :PVC, polyethylene ,polystyrene ,
metal foams.
15. APPLICATIONS
• Door handles in car
industry(strengthening)
• Electronic housings
• Decks in ships
• In aerospace, making doors in airplane
• Antennas
Is a manufacturing process for producing the parts by injecting a material into the mould
Can be performed with a host of materials including metals, elastomers, thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer.
Is a low pressure injection molding process where an inert gas or a chemical blowing agent is introduced into the melted polymer for the purpose of reducing density and weight of the finished product while increasing the strength.
Design-Part weight reduced to 10% to 30%,larger parts lower pressure,thick sections upto 5 inches, increased strength and stiffness due to honeycomb structure, capable of molding large complex parts without sink marks.product or performance- highest strength to weight ratio compared to alternative manufactuing methods and materials, can replace concrete, sheet material,metal castings, wood , fiberglass, rotational and blow molding, superior impact resistance, more rigid than a solid part ,cleanability,chemical and corrosive resistance , sound deadening characteristics, electrical and thermal insulating properties, reduced part stress. Parts can be screwed, nailed or stapled like woods.production – high dimensional stability, multiple molds can be made at the same time, two differnt materials or colours can be molded simultaneously.cost-low raw material cost,parts are recyclable and reusable
Custom plastic enclosures, toolboxes, truck bedliners, roll around carts, pallets, commercial laundry bins, wine hopper bins, trash cans, in ground pool form, pet carriers