Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MirtaniaAL.pdf: 1813042 bytes, checksum: 3d26a66f383220285205f479f11b4656 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-27 / This research is based, at first, on the seeking of alternatives naturals reinforced in place of polymeric composites, also named reinforced plastics. Therein, this work starts with a whole licuri fiber micro structural characterization, as alternative proposal to polymeric composites. Licuri fiber is abundant on the Bahia state flora, native from a palm tree called Syagrus Coronata (Martius) Beccari. After, it was done only licuri fiber laminar composite developing studies, in order to know its behavior when impregnated with thermofix resin. The composite was developed in laminar structure shape (plate with a single layer of reinforcement) and produced industrially. The layer of reinforcement is a fabric-fiber unidirectional of licuri up in a manual loom. Their structure was made of polyester resin ortofit?lica (unsaturated) only reinforced with licuri fibers. Fiber characterization studies were based on physical chemistry properties and their constitution. It was made by tension, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (RDX) and thermal analyses (TG and DTA) tests, besides fiber chemistry analyses. Relating their mechanical properties of strength and hardness testing, they were determined through unit axial tension test and flexion in three points. A study in order to know fiber/matrix interface effects, in the final composites results, was required. To better understand the mechanical behavior of the composite, macroscopic and microscopic optical analysis of the fracture was performed / Esta investiga??o baseia-se, em principio, na busca de refor?os naturais alternativos aos comp?sitos polim?ricos, tamb?m denominados de pl?sticos refor?ados. Neste sentido, o presente trabalho de pesquisa se inicia com um completo estudo de caracteriza??o micro estrutural da fibra de licuri, essa como proposta alternativa de refor?o aos comp?sitos polim?ricos. A fibra de licuri ? abundante na flora do estado da Bahia e origin?ria da palmeira denominada Syagrus Coronata (Martius) Beccari. Em seguida, foi realizado um estudo do desenvolvimento de um comp?sito laminar somente a base de fibras de licuri, de forma a se conhecer o comportamento da fibra quando impregnada com resina termofixa. O comp?sito foi desenvolvido na forma de estrutura laminar (placa com uma ?nica l?mina de refor?o) e fabricado industrialmente. A l?mina de refor?o ? de um tecido unidirecional de fibras de licuri confeccionado em um tear manual. O comp?sito tem em sua estrutura resina poli?ster ortofit?lica (insaturada) refor?ada somente com fibras de licuri. O estudo da caracteriza??o da fibra teve como base a determina??o das propriedades f?sicas, qu?micas e de constitui??o. As mesmas foram realizadas atrav?s dos ensaios de: tra??o uniaxial, an?lise por microscopia eletr?nica de varredura (MEV), ensaio de difra??o de raios X (RDX), an?lises t?rmicas (TG e DTA), al?m da an?lise qu?mica das fibras. Com rela??o ?s propriedades mec?nicas de resist?ncia e rigidez do comp?sito, estas foram determinadas atrav?s dos ensaios de tra??o uniaxial e flex?o em tr?s pontos. Um estudo com o objetivo de conhecer a influ?ncia da ader?ncia da interface fibra/matriz, na resposta final do comp?sito, se fez necess?rio. Para melhor entendimento do comportamento mec?nico do comp?sito, an?lises macrosc?picas e microsc?picas ?pticas da fratura foram realizadas

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FernandoBMS.pdf: 3386932 bytes, checksum: 168cdc99a75d4f1724f61a337a6c9569 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-09-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Porous ceramics have many applications: thermal insulation, catalytic support, materials to fire protection, filters, and others. There are many techniques to production of ceramic filters. One technique to obtain ceramic filters is the replication method. This method consists in the impregnation of polymeric foam with ceramic slurry followed by a heating treatment that will burn out the organic elements and sintering of the material, resulting of a replication of the original foam. To perform their functions ceramic filters must satisfy mechanical requirements and permeability parameters (darcian k1 and no-darcian k2). The permeability and the strength of the ceramic material are dependent of the pore size and pore distribution. To the use at high temperatures the evaluation of mechanical properties in these temperatures is necessary. In this work the mechanical behavior of two commercial porous ceramics (10 and 40 poros per inch) was studied these materials were submitted to compression and four-point flexure test (room temperature, at 1000 ?C, after thermal shock). Density and porosity measurements, permeability tests and microstructural analysis by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) were realized. The Results showed that the decrease of mechanical strength of these materials, when submitted to thermal shock, occur for propagation of new cracks from cracks pre-existing and the permeability depends of the pore size / As cer?micas porosas possuem uma vasta gama de aplica??es, tais como: isoladores t?rmicos, suporte catal?tico, materiais para prote??o contra fogo, filtros, dentre outras. Existem v?rias t?cnicas para a produ??o de filtros cer?micos, dentre as quais pode-se destacar o m?todo da r?plica, o qual consiste basicamente na impregna??o de uma esponja polim?rica ou natural com uma barbotina cer?mica, seguindo-se um tratamento t?rmico deste material, onde ocorrer? a decomposi??o do material org?nico e sinteriza??o do material cer?mico, resultando em um corpo cer?mico que consiste em uma r?plica da estrutura da esponja impregnada inicialmente. Al?m de par?metros de permeabilidade (darciana k1 e n?o darciana k2), os filtros cer?micos t?m que atender a requisitos mec?nicos, para que assim possam desempenhar bem as suas fun??es. A resist?ncia mec?nica e a permeabilidade dependem do tamanho e da distribui??o dos poros no material. Para utiliza??o em altas temperaturas, a avalia??o das propriedades mec?nicas a estas temperaturas se faz necess?ria. Neste trabalho foi estudado o comportamento mec?nico de duas cer?micas porosas comerciais (10 e 40 poros por polegada linear) ap?s serem submetidas a ensaios de resist?ncia ? compress?o e ? flex?o em 4 pontos (temperatura ambiente, 1000 ?C e ap?s choque t?rmico). Foram realizadas medidas densidade e porosidade, permeabilidade e an?lise da microestrutura destes materiais por microscopia eletr?nica de varredura. Os resultados mostram que os valores de resist?ncia mec?nica destes materiais s?o dependentes dos defeitos pr?-existentes nos filamentos que comp?em a estrutura do material e a permeabilidade ? fun??o do tamanho dos poros

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:50Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RannierMM.pdf: 3580955 bytes, checksum: f892200d861ab62414259c44c459e1b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-30 / The use of polymer based coatings is a promising approach to reduce the corrosion problem in carbon steel pipes used for the transport of oil and gas in the oil industry. However, conventional polymer coatings offer limited properties, which often cannot meet design requirements for this type of application, particularly in regard to use temperature and wear resistance. Polymer nanocomposites are known to exhibit superior properties and, therefore, offer great potential for this type of application. Nevertheless, the degree of enhancement of a particular property is greatly dependent upon the matrix/nanoparticle material system used, the matrix/nanoparticle interfacial bonding and also the state of dispersion of the nanoparticle in the polymer matrix. The objective of the present research is to develop and characterize polymer based nanocomposites to be used as coatings in metallic pipelines for the transportation of oil and natural gas. Epoxy/SiO2 nanocomposites with nanoparticle contents of 2, 4, and 8 wt % were processed using a high-energy mill. Modifications of the SiO2 nanoparticles‟ surfaces with two different silane agents were carried out and their effect on the material properties were investigated. The state of dispersion of the materials processed was studied using Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy (SEM and TEM) micrographs. Thermogravimetric analysis (TG) were also conducted to determine the thermal stability of the nanocomposites. In addition, the processed nanocomposites were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) to investigate the effect of nanoparticles content and silane treatment on the viscoelastic properties and on the glass transition temperature. Finally, wear tests of the pin-on-disc type were carried out to determine the effects of the nanoparticles and the silane treatments studied. According to the results, the addition of SiO2 nanoparticles treated with silane increased the thermal stability, the storage modulus and Tg of the epoxy resin and decreased wear rate. This confirms that the interaction between the nanoparticles and the polymer chains plays a critical role on the properties of the nanocomposites / A utiliza??o de pol?mero como revestimento ? algo promissor para redu??o de corros?o interna de dutos de a?o carbono utilizados no transporte de petr?leo e g?s natural na ind?stria petrol?fera. No entanto, os revestimentos polim?ricos convencionais apresentam propriedades limitadas, que muitas vezes n?o podem satisfazer os requisitos necess?rios, particularmente em rela??o ? temperatura empregada e ao desgaste. Nanocomp?sitos polim?ricos s?o conhecidos por apresentarem propriedades superiores e, portanto, apresentam potencial para este tipo de aplica??o. Por?m, o grau de refor?o de uma propriedade particular ? fortemente dependente dos materiais utilizados no sistema matriz/nanopart?culas, da liga??o interfacial e, tamb?m, do estado de dispers?o das nanopart?culas na matriz polim?rica. O objetivo do presente trabalho ? desenvolver e caracterizar nanocomp?sitos polim?ricos para utiliza??o como revestimento de dutos met?licos da ind?stria do petr?leo. Nanocomp?sitos Ep?xi/SiO2 com 2, 4 e 8% em massa de nanopart?culas foram processados usando um moinho de alta energia. Modifica??es nas superf?cies das nanopart?culas de SiO2 foram realizadas com dois tipos diferentes de silano e seus efeitos sobre as propriedades dos materiais foram investigados. O estado de dispers?o do material processado foi estudado usando micrografias de Microscopia Eletr?nica de Varredura e de Transmiss?o (MEV e MET). Foram realizadas an?lises termogravim?tricas (TG) para verificar a estabilidade t?rmica dos nanocomp?sitos. Al?m disso, foram realizadas an?lises din?mico-mec?nicas (DMA) para estudar os efeitos das nanopart?culas e dos tratamentos com silano nas propriedades viscoel?sticas e na temperatura de transi??o v?trea (Tg). Por fim, testes de desgaste do tipo esfera-disco foram realizados para determinar os efeitos da adi??o de nanopart?culas e dos diferentes tipos de tratamento de silaniza??o estudados. De acordo com os resultados, a adi??o nanopart?culas de SiO2 tratadas com silano aumentou a temperatura de in?cio de degrada??o do pol?mero, o m?dulo de armazenamento e a Tg da resina ep?xi, al?m de ter proporcionado uma menor taxa de desgaste. Isto confirma que a intera??o entre as nanopart?culas e as cadeias polim?ricas desempenha um papel cr?tico sobre as propriedades dos nanocomp?sitos

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoMVBSS_TESE.pdf: 1637052 bytes, checksum: 5b9631c974cd41d9288d624c302d0cfb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-12-21 / Metal/ceramic interfaces using zirconia have dominated the industrial applications in the last decade, due to the high mechanical strength and fracture toughness of zirconia, especially at temperatures below 300 ?C. Also noteworthy is the good ionic conductivity in high temperatures of this component. In this work joining between ZrO2 Y-TZP and ZrO2 Mg-PSZ with austenitic stainless steel was studied. These joints were brazed at high-vacuum after mechanical metallization with Ti using filler alloys composed by Ag-Cu and Ag-Cu-Ni. The influence of the metallization, and the affinity between the different groups (ceramic / filler alloys) was evaluated, in order to achieve strong metal/ceramic joints. Evaluation of joints and interfaces, also the characterization of base materials was implemented using various techniques, such as: x-ray diffraction, leak test, three-point flexural test and scanning electron microscopy with chemical analysis. The microstructural analysis revealed physical and chemical bonds in the metal/ceramic interfaces, providing superior leak proof joints and stress cracking, in order to a good joint in all brazed samples. Precipitation zones and reaction layers with eutetic characteristics were observed between the steel and the filler metal / As interfaces metal/cer?micas utilizando zirc?nia t?m dominado as aplica??es industriais na ?ltima d?cada, em virtude da alta resist?ncia mec?nica e tenacidade ? fratura da zirc?nia, especialmente em temperaturas abaixo de 300 ?C. Destaca-se tamb?m a boa condutividade i?nica em temperaturas elevadas deste componente. No presente trabalho, estudou-se as uni?es entre ZrO2 Y-TZP e ZrO2 Mg-PSZ com o a?o inox austen?tico 304. Estas jun??es foram produzidas por brasagem a alto-v?cuo ap?s a metaliza??o mec?nica com Ti utilizandose ligas de adi??o compostas por Ag-Cu e Ag-Cu-Ni. Avaliou-se a influ?ncia da metaliza??o, bem como a afinidade entre os diversos grupos (cer?mica / liga de adi??o) com o intuito de se conseguir a melhor uni?o metal/cer?mica. A avalia??o das uni?es e interfaces, bem como a caracteriza??o dos materiais de base foi feita com recurso de diversas t?cnicas, tais como: difra??o de raios-x, ensaios de estanqueidade, flex?o em 3- pontos e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura com microan?lise por espectroscopia de energia dispersiva de raios-x. A an?lise microestrutural revelou liga??es f?sicas e qu?micas na interface metal/cer?mica, proporcionando boa estanqueidade e tens?o de ruptura e, consequentemente, uma boa uni?o em todas as amostras brasadas. Foram observadas zonas de precipita??o e camadas de rea??o com caracter?sticas eut?ticas entre o a?o e o metal de adi??o

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SistanleyJLB_DISSERT.pdf: 3362424 bytes, checksum: 30d67bc0b13dba47c7002133ab1bb63d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-06-20 / This research presents an approach to the addition of curau? fibers and licuri fibers in a polypropylene resin matrix, such as an alternative proposal to reinforce the polymeric composites. Fiber content of 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, and 20% were analyzed for verification of their mechanical properties comparing them, inclusive with the properties of polypropylene. The grainulated biocomposites had been prepared in an extrusora. The test bodies had been molded by injection and submitted to the mechanical essays uniaxial traction, flexion on three points, impact, in addition to thermal tests (HDT). These biocomposites had been also subjected the essay physicist-chemistry index of fluidity (IF). It was observed that the biocomposites of PP with 20% curau?, obtained bigger increase in the modulus of elasticity and a bigger reduction in the resistance to the impact. In the mechanical behavior, for all the biocomposites, these were increases in values of the limit of drainage and tension of rupture, when tested by uniaxial traction, as they added the fibers. Another important point was the increase of the resistance the flexion. It was also noted that the addition of fibers reduced the thermal degradation of the mixture natural fibers / polypropylene. / Esta pesquisa apresenta uma abordagem da adi??o de fibras de licuri e curau? em uma matriz de resina de polipropileno, essa como uma proposta alternativa de refor?o aos comp?sitos polim?ricos. Teores de fibras de 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, e 20 % foram analisados para verifica??o de suas propriedades mec?nicas comparando-as, inclusive com as propriedades do polipropileno. Os biocomp?sitos granulados foram preparados em uma extrusora. Os corpos de prova foram moldados por inje??o e submetidos aos ensaios mec?nicos de tra??o uniaxial, flex?o em tr?s pontos, impacto, al?m de ensaios t?rmicos (HDT). Estes biocomp?sitos tamb?m foram submetidos a ensaio f?sico-qu?mico de ?ndice de fluidez (IF). Observou-se que os biocomp?sitos de PP com 20% curau? obteve maior aumento no m?dulo de elasticidade, e uma maior diminui??o na resist?ncia ao impacto. No comportamento mec?nico, para todos os biocomp?sitos, houve acr?scimos nos valores do limite de escoamento e tens?o de ruptura quando ensaiados por tra??o uniaxial, ? medida que se adicionavam as fibras. Outro ponto importante foi o aumento da resist?ncia ? flex?o. Verificou-se tamb?m que a adi??o de fibras reduziu a degrada??o t?rmica da mistura fibras naturais / polipropileno.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HallyjusADB_DISSERT.pdf: 2542860 bytes, checksum: a76cbfa6200b38f0f8ff5811d0315d59 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-02-18 / Composite materials have a wide application in various sectors, such as the medical field in the manufacture of prostheses, in automotive and aerospace. Thus it is essential to the development of new composite and a better understanding in the face of various loading conditions and service. Several structural elements are manufactured in the presence of geometric discontinuity (notch, hole, etc ) in their longitudinal sections and/or cross-cutting, and these affect the mechanical response of these elements. The objective is to study the mechanical response of laminated polymer matrix hybrid composites reinforced with glass fiber/jute in a uniaxial tensile test. The mechanical response takes in account both the influence of the presence of a geometric discontinuity (semicircular notches) and the orientation of fibers in the layers (anisotropy). The semicircular notches are located in longitudinal section (with a reduction in cross section) of the same. In this analysis, the anisotropy is characterized by types of configurations (with different orientations of fibers in the outer layers). A comparative study of mechanical properties with and without the presence of notches is developed. Both configurations consist of four layers of woven jute fiber bidirectional and a central layer of bidirectional woven glass fibers. In addition to the mechanical properties was also studied the characteristics of the fracture developed in each composite laminate. The results showed that in the comparative study, the anisotropy and the presence of semicircular notches directly influences the mechanical behavior of laminates composites, mainly in reducing the tensile strength, and well as the final characteristics of the fracture / Os materiais comp?sitos t?m uma ampla aplica??o nos mais variados setores, como por exemplo, na ?rea m?dica na confec??o de pr?teses, na ind?stria automotiva e no setor aeroespacial. Assim ? essencial o desenvolvimento de novos comp?sitos e uma melhor compreens?o frente ?s mais diversas condi??es de carga e servi?o. V?rios elementos estruturais s?o fabricados na presen?a de descontinuidade geom?trica (entalhe, furo etc.) em suas se??es longitudinais e/ou transversais, e essas prejudicam a resposta mec?nica desses elementos. O objetivo do trabalho ? estudar a resposta mec?nica de laminados comp?sitos h?bridos de matriz polim?rica refor?ado com fibras de vidro/juta em um ensaio de tra??o uniaxial. A resposta mec?nica leva em conta tanto a influ?ncia da presen?a de uma descontinuidade geom?trica (entalhes semicirculares) quanto da orienta??o das fibras nas camadas (anisotropia). Os entalhes semicirculares est?o localizados na se??o longitudinal (com redu??o da se??o transversal) dos mesmos. Nessa an?lise, a anisotropia ? caracterizada por dois tipos de configura??es (com diferentes orienta??es das fibras nas camadas externas). Um estudo comparativo das propriedades mec?nicas com e sem a presen?a dos entalhes ? desenvolvido. As duas configura??es consistem de quatro camadas de tecidos bidirecionais de fibras de juta e uma camada central de tecido bidirecional de fibras de vidro. Al?m das propriedades mec?nicas, tamb?m foi estudada as caracter?sticas da fratura desenvolvidas em cada laminado comp?sito. Os resultados mostraram que, no estudo comparativo, a anisotropia e a presen?a dos entalhes semicirculares influi diretamente no comportamento mec?nico dos laminados comp?sitos, principalmente na redu??o da resist?ncia ? tra??o, e bem como na caracter?stica final da fratura

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 KarilanyDC.pdf: 1404746 bytes, checksum: 75321c91ff10021c5b9665530a1b4f3d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-19 / The topology optimization problem characterize and determine the optimum distribution of material into the domain. In other words, after the definition of the boundary conditions in a pre-established domain, the problem is how to distribute the material to solve the minimization problem. The objective of this work is to propose a competitive formulation for optimum structural topologies determination in 3D problems and able to provide high-resolution layouts. The procedure combines the Galerkin Finite Elements Method with the optimization method, looking for the best material distribution along the fixed domain of project. The layout topology optimization method is based on the material approach, proposed by Bendsoe & Kikuchi (1988), and considers a homogenized constitutive equation that depends only on the relative density of the material. The finite element used for the approach is a four nodes tetrahedron with a selective integration scheme, which interpolate not only the components of the displacement field but also the relative density field. The proposed procedure consists in the solution of a sequence of layout optimization problems applied to compliance minimization problems and mass minimization problems under local stress constraint. The microstructure used in this procedure was the SIMP (Solid Isotropic Material with Penalty). The approach reduces considerably the computational cost, showing to be efficient and robust. The results provided a well defined structural layout, with a sharpness distribution of the material and a boundary condition definition. The layout quality was proporcional to the medium size of the element and a considerable reduction of the project variables was observed due to the tetrahedrycal element / O problema de otimiza??o topol?gica consiste na defini??o do leiaute estrutural pela da distribui??o ?tima de material no espa?o de projeto. Em outras palavras, ap?s serem definidas as condi??es de contorno num dom?nio de projeto pr?-estabelecido, o problema ? como distribuir o material de modo a solucionar o problema de minimiza??o. O objetivo deste trabalho ? propor uma formula??o para a determina??o de topologias estruturais ?timas, que seja competitiva para utiliza??o em problemas 3D e capaz de proporcionar leiautes de alta defini??o. O procedimento combina o M?todo de Elementos Finitos de Galerkin com o m?todo de otimiza??o, buscando a melhor distribui??o de material ao longo do dom?nio fixo de projeto. O m?todo de otimiza??o de leiaute empregado ? baseado na abordagem material, proposta por Bendsoe & Kikuchi (1988), que considera uma equa??o constitutiva homogeneizada dependente apenas da densidade relativa do material. O elemento finito utilizado para a aproxima??o ? o tetra?drico de quatro n?s, com um esquema de integra??o seletiva, que interpola n?o s? as componentes do campo de deslocamento como tamb?m o campo de densidade relativa. O processo proposto consiste na solu??o de uma seq??ncia de problemas de otimiza??o e ? aplicado a problemas de minimiza??o da flexibilidade (atendendo a um limite de volume material) e da massa (satisfazendo um crit?rio de tens?o) em estruturas tridimensionais. A microestrutura utilizada para a descri??o das propriedades materiais ? do tipo SIMP (Solid Isotropic Material with Penalty). A abordagem reduz consideravelmente o custo computacional, mostrando ser efetiva e promissora. Os resultados proporcionaram um leiaute estrutural definido, com n?tida distribui??o do material e defini??o do contorno, com qualidade proporcional ao tamanho m?dio do elemento da malha em quest?o, assim como uma consider?vel redu??o no total de vari?veis de projeto, devido ? utiliza??o do elemento finito empregado

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AlcioneOG_DISSERT.pdf: 4986234 bytes, checksum: d81c2eeeb91a55690b1f5b9671a9a5e3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-08-26 / Use of natural fibres as a reinforcement material in the manufacture of composites show a series of advantages: availability, biodegradability, low weight and regeneration in relation to synthetic fibres, thus justifying its utilization. In the present research work, composites were developed with chicken feathers (KF), using unsaturated polyester resin as matrix, for diversified applications, mainly in the furniture/timber industry.At present, in Brazil the chicken feathers are used as part of the animal feed, even though this material possesses low aggregated value. The chicken feathers are hollow, light and resistant. After washing with water at room temperature, a part of the chicken feathers were treated with 2% NaOH. Composites were manufactured using treated and untreated chicken feathers with unsaturated orthothalic polyester resin and 1% peroxide as catalyser, obtained in the commerce. Samples with size 150x25x3 mm for mechanical tests were cut by laser in the composite plate. Mechanical analyses were carried out in the Laborat?rio de Metais e Ensaios Mec?nicos UFRN. All the analyses were in accordance with ASTM standards. SEM analyses were also carried out on the samples.In the analyses of the results obtained, it was observed that the composites made with untreated chicken feathers showed better results (Traction 11.406 MPa and 9.107 MPa Bending 34.947 and 20.918 MPa for samples with and without treatment respectively) compared to the composite with treated feathers. Very low values of the water absorption results, evidenced the impermeability characteristic of the feathers. From the SEM images, the structure, fracture and the fibre/matrix adsorption can be evidenced. In the flammability test, it was observed that despite the feathers having sulfur as a constituent, natural inhibitor of flame, no burning support of the composites, because the manufacturing process of the composite / O uso de fibras naturais como refor?o em comp?sitos apresenta uma s?rie de vantagens: abund?ncia, biodegradabilidade, baixo peso e regenerabilidade em rela??o ?s fibras sint?ticas, justificando sua utiliza??o. Na presente pesquisa foram desenvolvidos comp?sitos com penas de frango (KF), utilizando resina de poli?ster n?o-saturado como matriz. Atualmente, no Brasil, as penas de frango s?o utilizadas como parte de ra??o animal, por?m este produto possui um baixo valor agregado. As penas s?o um material oco, leve e resistente. Ap?s a lavagem com ?gua em temperatura ambiente uma parte das penas foi tratada com 2% de NaOH. Foram fabricados dois comp?sitos, um com as penas tratadas e outro sem tratamento, usando o processo de molde fechado por compress?o, utilizando a resina de poli?ster ortoft?lica e 1% de per?xido MEK (per?xido de metil etil cetona) como iniciador, adquiridos no com?rcio local. As amostras com 150x25x3 mm de tamanho para os ensaios mec?nicos foram cortadas a laser na placa do comp?sito. Os ensaios de tra??o e flex?o em tr?s pontos foram realizados no Laborat?rio de Metais e Ensaios Mec?nicos - UFRN. Todas as an?lises estavam de acordo com as normas da ASTM. As amostras resultantes dos ensaios mec?nicas foram avaliadas no MEV. Com base nas observa??es dos resultados nos ensaios mec?nicos, (Tra??o 11,2 Mpa e 8,3 Mpa; Flex?o 34,9 Mpa e 22,9 MPa para as amostras sem e com tratamento respectivamente) observou-se que os comp?sitos refor?ados com as penas sem tratamento apresentaram um melhor comportamento quando foram expostos a carregamentos tanto de tra??o quanto de flex?o. O ensaio de absor??o evidenciou nos valores de absor??o de ?gua, uma das caracter?sticas da prote?na existente nas penas, a queratina, a sua capaciade de impermiabiliza??o a ?gua. Nas imagens do MEV foi poss?vel verificar a estrutura da pena, as regi?es de ruptura do comp?sito e a ades?o fibra/matriz. No ensaio de inflamabilidade, observou-se que apesar das penas terem como constituinte o enxofre, inibidor natural de chama, n?o houve a susten??o da queima nos comp?sitos, devido o processo de fabrica??o do comp?sito

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoaoPMS_DISSERT.pdf: 2368005 bytes, checksum: d7875a294c5267dc99db89f3b20a7106 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-14 / In the present work, three composites with distinct reinforcements (polyester, modal e polyester + modal), all if a unsaturated orthophthalic polyester resin as matrix were used, in order to conduct a comparative study by mechanical tests and water absorption. The fibre mats were prepared in a mat preparatory by immersion developed in the Textile Engineering Laboratory. The composites were manufactured using a closed mould process by compression using an unsaturated orthophthalic polyester resin as matrix and 1% MEK (methyl ethyl ketone peroxide) as an initiator. In each composite twelve samples with the dimensions of 150x25x3 mm were cut randomly for the mechanical analysis (tension x extension, three points bending and water absorption and Scanning Electron Micsroscopy). The mechanical tests were carried out in the Laborat?rio de Metais e Ensaios Mec?nicos UFRN . All the analyses were carried out according to the ASTM norms. The resultant samples from the mechanical analysis were subjected for the Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis. Based on the results obtained, it was observed that the reinforced composite with two fibres (modal + polyester) presented better results in comparison to the other two composites both in the tension/extension as well on the three point bending tests. In the water absorption test, it was possible to observe an equilibrium in the water absorption by the modal and polyester composite, due to the union of the two fibres. In the SEM images, the regions of rupture in the composites as well as the adsorption between the fiber and the matrix could be observed / No presente trabalho foram fabricados tr?s comp?sitos com refor?os distintos (poli?ster, modal e poli?ster + modal), todos com uma matriz de resina de poli?ster ortofit?lico n?o saturado, com o objetivo de realizar um estudo comparativo atrav?s de ensaios mec?nicos e absor??o d ?gua. As mantas de fibras foram preparadas num preparador de manta por imers?o desenvolvido no Laborat?rio de Engenharia T?xtil da UFRN. Os comp?sitos foram fabricados usando o processo de molde fechado por compress?o, utilizando a resina de poli?ster ortoft?lica e 1% de per?xido MEK (per?xido de metil etil cetona) como iniciador. Em cada comp?sito foram cortadas doze amostras aleatoriamente, com as dimens?es 150x25x3 mm, para avalia??o atrav?s de ensaios mec?nicos (resist?ncia ? tra??o e ? flex?o, absor??o d agua e microscopia eletr?nica de varredura). Os ensaios de tra??o e flex?o em tr?s pontos foram realizados no Laborat?rio de Metais e Ensaios Mec?nicos - UFRN. Todas as an?lises estavam de acordo com as normas da ASTM. As amostras resultantes dos ensaios mec?nicas foram avaliadas no MEV. Com base nos resultados dos ensaios mec?nicos, observou-se que o comp?sito refor?ado com as duas fibras em conjunto (poli?ster+modal) apresentou um melhor comportamento quando foram expostos a carregamentos tanto de tra??o quanto de flex?o. No ensaio de absor??o d agua foi poss?vel observar um equilibribio na absor??o de umidade do comp?sito com modal e poli?ster, devido a uni?o das duas fibras. Nas imagens do MEV foi poss?vel ver as regi?es de ruptura do comp?sito e a ades?o entre a fibra e a matriz

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:58:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 CamilaCS_DISSERT.pdf: 2789090 bytes, checksum: 9ef229c63f260457515e8c401747ce25 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-10 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / This study aims to evaluate the mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites reinforced with sisal fabric bidirectional tissue (Agave sisalana,) and E-glass fibers, containing the following configuration: a polymer matrix hybrid composite (Polyester Resin orthophalic) reinforced with three (3) layers of glass fibers and alternating-2 (two) layers of bidirectional sisal fabric, and finally a composite of polymer matrix reinforced with five (5) layers of glass fiber mat-type E. For this purpose as first step, the preparation of by sisal, since they are not on the market. The composites were made by manual lamination (Hand lay-up) and evaluated for tensile properties and three point bending both in the dry, and wet conditions aswele as immersed in oil. Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the materialsweve awalysed, after the completion of the mechanical tests. After the studies, it was proven that the sisal fiber decreases the tensile stiffness of the material above 50% for both situations studied the tensile strength of the material decreases by approximately 40% for the cases mentioned, and when compared to the specific strength stiffness values drop to 14.6% and 29.02% respectively for the dry state only. Constants for bending the values were are to approximately 50% to 25% for strength and stiffness of the material for the cases dry, wet and immersed in oil. Under the influence of tension fluids do not interfere in the stiffness of the material for the bending tests, the same does not occur with the resistance, and these values are modified only in the cases stiffness and flexural strength / Este trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar as propriedades mec?nicas de comp?sitos de matriz polim?rica refor?ados com tecidos bidirecionais de sisal (Agave Sisalana,) e fibras de vidro E, contendo estes materiais a seguinte configura??o: um comp?sito h?brido de matriz polim?rica (Resina Poli?ster Ortoft?lica) refor?ado com 3 (tr?s) camadas de fibras de vidro e intercalando as 2 (duas) camadas de tecido bidirecional de sisal, e por fim um comp?sito de matriz polim?rica refor?ado com 5 (cinco) camadas de manta de fibras de vidro do tipo E. Para tanto teve se como primeira etapa a confec??o dos tecidos de sisal, j? que estes n?o se encontram no mercado. Os comp?sitos foram confeccionados de acordo com o processo de lamina??o manual (Hand lay-up) e avaliadas as propriedades de tra??o uniaxial e flex?o em tr?s pontos do material tanto em estado seco, como para o material imerso em ?gua destilada e imerso em petr?leo e as caracter?sticas macrosc?picas e microsc?picas dos materiais ap?s a realiza??o dos ensaios mec?nicos, t5amb?m j? realizados. Ap?s a realiza??o dos estudos foi observado que a fibra de sisal diminui a rigidez do material ? tra??o acima de 50 % para ambas as situa??es estudadas, a resist?ncia ? tra??o do material diminui em aproximadamente 40% para os casos citados, sendo que quando comparado ? resist?ncia e rigidez especificas esses valores caem para 14,6% e 29,02 % respectivamente s? para o estado seco. Quando observados as constantes para flex?o esses valores passam a serem de aproximadamente 50 % para a resist?ncia e 25% para a rigidez do material para os casos secos, ?mido e imerso em petr?leo