Título: | EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE VARIATION ON THE IMPACT STRENGTH OF EPOXY MATRIX COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH GLASS FIBERS, LUFFA CYLINDRICA FIBERS AND HYBRID FIBERGLASS/LUFFA COMPOSITES | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
RONALDO GOMES DE CASTRO MEDEIROS |
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Colaborador(es): |
JOSE ROBERTO MORAES D ALMEIDA - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 31/OUT/2023 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=64554&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=64554&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.64554 | ||||||||||||
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Polymer matrix composites reinforced with fibers stand out in various
industrial applications due to their characteristics such as low cost, low density, and
good mechanical strength. However, the environment to which the composite will
be exposed and the temperature variation to which the composite is subjected will
influence the material s behavior. Studies on the microstructural characteristics and
mechanical behavior of polymer composites with Luffa cylindrica fibers and hybrid
fibers (glass/luffa) in humid environments are recent, and few studies have been
carried out for the Luffa and, especially, the hybrid composites. Thus, in order to
obtain materials with different properties and behaviors, composites were
fabricated and studied with an epoxy matrix reinforced with glass fibers, Luffa
fibers, and glass-Luffa hybrids. The aging test was carried out on samples
submerged in distilled water at two aging temperatures (25°C and 60°C). The total
aging time was 4 months (120 days). Non-destructive tests (thermography and
sound test) and destructive tests (impact) were performed to evaluate mechanical
degradation. The water absorption process in the composites was also evaluated.
The present study is relevant to filling knowledge gaps in the behavior of glass/luffa
hybrids, especially in a humid environment with temperature variation. As a result,
it was observed that the aging test indicated that the maximum absorption values of
the glass, Luffa, and hybrid fiber composites, as well as their respective diffusion
coefficients, were consistent with the values found in the literature. The Luffa fiber
composites had the highest absorption value. The results of the impact test allowed
for the identification of failure modes and the evaluation of the effect between aging temperatures. The glass fiber composites had little variation in impact strength
before and after aging at 25°C and 60°C. The Luffa and hybrid fiber composites
showed considerable variation before and after aging at 25°C and 60°C. The sound
test allowed for the evaluation of the aging effect on the modulus of elasticity and
loss factor. The sound test results for the hybrid composites showed that the
modulus of elasticity and loss factor had no significant differences between aging
times, indicating that hybridization efficiently protected the luffafibers. The
thermography test was used as a new approach to evaluate the thermal conductivity
of the composites. Finally, it is concluded that hybridization was efficient because
the hybrid composites had characteristics regarding absorption, impact resistance,
and thermal conductivity that were intermediate between glass and Luffa fiber
composites, and mainly hybridization significantly reduced the degradation of the
Luffa composite when exposed to humid environments, as well as providing a more
environmentally friendly design alternative.
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