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Summary
As weight doesnt matter for this product so glass fiber (C-Glass) having good mechanical and chemical
properties is relatively much suitable than other materials for this application. And vinyl ester having
epoxy resin backbone which gives it good water and chemical resistance and toughness is much suitable
as a matrix for such application. Vinyl ester also do have higher elongation at break than for polyesters
and does provide good adhesion properties with glass fiber. For construction of the reactor sandwich
structure will provide relatively higher mechanical properties.
Advantages of Glass Fiber:
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Tough
High Chemical resistance
High water resistance
Good adhesion properties
Heat resistivity
Structure:
For construction of the reactor sandwich structure will provide relatively higher mechanical properties.
Not Suitable Combination for Reactor (80 C, H2SO4) Outotec OKTOP
Polypropylene (PP) with good chemical resistance and Aramid could be other choice but it is not
recommended because PP gets attacked by strong and oxidative acids like H2SO4 and Aramid do have poor
UV resistance and poor adhesion to polymer matrix, it is also expensive and have difficult processing. For
this application polypropylene and Aramid are not suitable and PP do have distortion temperature 80-120
C and reactor temperature is also 80 C so it may also go under distortion.
Light weight
High mechanical strength
Stiffness
Repeating stress bearing (bending Stress)
High energy transfer properties
For making the product light weight with good mechanical properties carbon fiber is very good option.
Advantages of Carbon Fiber
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Low density
Very high Youngs modulus
High Tensile Strength
Excellent fatigue resistance
Low thermal expansion (cold and Heat)
Thermally and electrically conductive
Epoxy do have very good adhesion properties with fibers and incorporates very good mechanical and
chemical properties with fibers and for carbon black epoxy is a very good combination.
Advantages of Epoxy
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Ballistic Helmet
When selecting material for a ballistic helmet the mechanical and chemical properties are major part. And
to make it light weight is easy to use after manufacturing, a material with low density should be selected.
Material Properties Required for Ballistic Helmet
The basic requirement is ballistic properties and aramid is a low density material with good ballistic
properties but is very expensive as well and its processing is also difficult.
Advantages of Aramid
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High Modulus
Low Density
High chemical resistance
Good ballistic properties
Excellent damage tolerance (Impact and wear resistance)
Flame resistance, Self-Extinguishing
High Temperature resistance
Low electrical conductivity
Dimensional stability
Epoxy as a matrix is very good combination for aramid due to its good mechanical and chemical properties
and it also do have very good adhesion properties with fibers as well.
Advantages of Epoxy
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Glass fiber is very much suitable then other material as it do have good dimension stability and there is
no restriction of color like carbon black and also it do have many good mechanical properties.
Advantages of Glass Fiber
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Polypropylene with good mechanical and chemical properties and being a thermoplastic which can be
recycled and is environment friendly is also a good combination for this application.
Advantages of Polypropylene
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