Question

mechanical properti of polymer,ceramics and composits

Answer 1

This paper presents the development of a new polymer, ceramic composite material for use in injection molding machine. The material consists of palm oil fly ash (pofa) in a high density polyethylene (HDPE ) powder . in this study the effect of pofa was investigated as a filler material in polymer -ceramic matrix composite and HDPE was chosen as a matrix material . The detailed formulations of mixing ratio with various combinations of the new polymer ceramic composite are investigated experimentally . Based on the result obtained ,it was found the weight percentage , increment of pofa filler affected the flexural and hardness strength . this work represents a major development in recycling of waste material from palm oil empty fruit bunch out of the refinery to produce polymer, ceramic matrix composite .