A Polymer Replace to Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys

ISBN-13: 9786202077996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 52 str.

Rohit Chauhan; Muhammad Shaharyar; Arshia Berry

Opis

In this report research was done to find a polymer suitable to replace die cast aluminum and magnesium alloys. As these alloys have very good strength and durability it is important that the tensile strength and Young's modulus of this polymer are similar to that of the metal alloys. Next to that the polymer should maintain this strength within the temperature range of -40°C to 100°C. Furthermore low density, low costs and easy production are important in the selection for a polymer. The properties of six polymers were compared with the average properties of eleven aluminum and seven magnesium alloys to find a suitable replacement. Glass filled composites of the four most suitable polymers, polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), poly-amide 6,6 (PA66) and polyphthalamide (PPA) were compared and it was concluded that 60% glass-filled (60 GF) PPA had the best combination of good properties and low costs.

O autorze

Rohit Chauhan is currently doing First European Chemical Nano-Engineering Master degree programme, developed by the University of Rome Tor Vergata in cooperation with Aix-Marseille University, France and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland. He did his Bachelor in Biotechnology from Amity University, India.