Research Article

Thermal Transition and Mechanical Properties of Magnetite and Wollastonite Filled Rigid Polyurethane Foams

November 30, 2020
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Thermal Transition and Mechanical Properties of Magnetite and Wollastonite Filled Rigid Polyurethane Foams

Abstract

Polyurethane (PU) foams, despite their low mechanical and thermal conductivity properties, are preferred materials in applications such as automotive, insulation and adhesives because of their ease of processing and their possibility to be produced as rigid/flexible materials. Rigid polyurethane foams are materials used in the automotive, ship and construction industries due to their low density and closed cell structure. In recent years, various properties of polyurethane foams reinforced with different additives, such as morphological, mechanical and conductive properties, have been extensively investigated. However, the effect of magnetite/wollastonite hybrid systems on thermal transition and mechanical properties of rigid PU foam composites was not studied yet. The aim of this work is to explore thermal transition temperatures and mechanical properties of wollastonite (W) and magnetite (M) filled rigid polyurethane foams. The relationships between mechanical and thermal transition properties of the foams and in particular, the effect of the weight ratio of magnetite/wollastonite (1:3, 1:1 and 3:1) hybrid systems on the PU foam properties were studied. The foams produced were characterized by a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, differential scanning calorimeter and tensile test device. As a result of the studies, it has been determined that the chemical structure of polyurethane foams is not affected by additives (magnetite and wollastonite). Thermal transition results revealed the presence of two main behaviors. In the first case an overall increase of the glass transition temperature of hard segments is observed and this behavior can be explained by the diminution of the mobility of polyurethane chains with the inclusion of magnetite and wollastonite particles between polymer chains. In the second case a general decrease tendency of the glass transition temperature of soft segments is obtained probably due to the presence of magnetite or wollastonite into the polymer matrix which hinders the formation of entanglements of polymer chains. A more important negative impact of wollastonite is observed in tensile properties of rigid PU foams compared to magnetite.

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Thanks

Kimpur Polyurethane (Turkey) is acknowledged for the supply of isocyanate and polyol.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 30, 2020

Submission Date

November 2, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 7, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020

APA
Altınel, D. B., & Akkoyun, M. (2020). Thermal Transition and Mechanical Properties of Magnetite and Wollastonite Filled Rigid Polyurethane Foams. Avrupa Bilim Ve Teknoloji Dergisi, 138-145. https://doi.org/10.31590/ejosat.819855