Composite fabrication by slip-casting
This project aims to investigate the effects of different polymer matrix materials infiltrated into the ceramic samples. Green body samples were fabricated using Magnetically Assisted Slip-Casting (MASC), and some samples underwent the process of sintering. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Epox...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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Nanyang Technological University
2021
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153928 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This project aims to investigate the effects of different polymer matrix materials
infiltrated into the ceramic samples. Green body samples were fabricated using
Magnetically Assisted Slip-Casting (MASC), and some samples underwent the process
of sintering. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Epoxy (MS1000 and Epikote) polymer
matrices were used by mixing their respective resin and hardener in the desired
proportion to be infiltrated into both the green body and sintered samples prepared. The
samples’ related properties were then characterized using Archimedes’ Principle,
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and
Compression test. The findings show that infiltrating polymer matrix materials into
either green body or sintered ceramic samples improves their strain values and that both
hard (ceramic) and soft (polymer) phases are required for a good balance of strength
and flexibility. This study is important for understanding the infiltration process and the
role of polymers in an inorganic-organic composite so as to make composites suitable
for a range of applications such as filtering purposes and bullet-proof armors. |
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