Islam, Md Mainul and Kim, Ho Sung (2011) Pre-mould processing technique for syntactic foams: generalised modelling, theory and experiment. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 211 (4). pp. 708-716. ISSN 0924-0136
Abstract
Pre-mould processing for syntactic foamsmadeof starch and ceramic hollow microspheres was studied.A statistical model to relate various parameters such as volume expansion rate (VER) of initial bulk volume of microspheres (IBVMS), microsphere size, microsphere volume fractions, minimum inter-microsphere distance (MID), and mixing ratio of microspheres was developed for theoretical relations. The statistical model consists of cubic cells which can optionally be simple cubic (SC) or face centered cubic (FCC) or body centered cubic (BCC) cells. The theoretical relations were verified with experimental/numerical data for
various mixtures of microspheres and found to be capable of predicting effects of microsphere size and mixture ratio of microsphere size groups on VER under various conditions arising from starch content in binder and IBVMS. Volume shrinkage for mixture of microspheres and binder after moulding but before forming syntactic foam was found to be high for high contents of small microspheres in mixture.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Permanent restricted access to Published version due to publisher copyright policy. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - No Department |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2011 02:09 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2014 06:26 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | syntactic foam; hollow microsphere; gelatinisation; buoyancy; manufacture; starch; shrinkage; pre-mould; mixing; MID; microsphere size; model; volume expansion rate; IBVMS |
| Fields of Research : | 09 Engineering > 0910 Manufacturing Engineering > 091009 Microtechnology 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091202 Composite and Hybrid Materials 09 Engineering > 0912 Materials Engineering > 091205 Functional Materials |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | B Economic Development > 87 Construction > 8703 Construction Materials Performance and Processes > 870303 Polymeric Materials (e.g. Paints) |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.12.006 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/18167 |
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