Mechanical Properties of ABS Embedded with Basalt Fiber Fillers

Abstract

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) has great verity applications in aerospace and automobiles industries. Mechanical strength of the ABS is superior to even that of impact resistant polystyrene. In addition metallic coatings can be applied to the surface of ABS moldings. The main aim of the present work is to investigate the mechanical properties of additives of basalt fibers (BF) to ABS with (5, 10, and 15) wt% embedded into the polymer matrix by using plastic injection molding technique. This new perceptions has been done on basalt fibers that have a potential low cost with its good mechanical performance. The ultimate tensile strength that obtained from the composite with 15 wt% is 56.67 MPa with 40.52 % increase value than neat ABS, Young’s modulus gradually increases with increasing the amount of additives. Impact un-notched strength decreases with a reported increment of 24.617 KJ.m–2. A Rockwell hardness test is also used and with the increases of additives the amount of hardness of the composite increases. A scan electron microscopy (SEM) on the fracture surface is captured to check the morphologies structure of the composite comparable with a neat ABS. and it is showed a very good distribution and bonding of the B.F. with the pure ABS. As well as the cost of the ABS and BF is reduced by a percentage of 15 %.

Mechanical Properties and Wear Behavior of a Novel Composite of Acrylonitrile–Butadiene–Styrene Strengthened by Short Basalt Fiber

“…The direction of the polymer plastic flow was controlled to be unidirectional for all produced specimens, this is to avoid the weld line, which can lead to weakness and cracks. The mold of the injection molding machine is explained in [8]. The standard specimens were all 4 mm thickness for the tension test, 5 mm for the impact test and 6 mm for the wear test.…”

“…Abdel-Haleem et al [8] strengthen ABS using basalt fiber (BF). They used an injection molding machine to manufacture the BF/ABS composite with a varying wt % of BF.…”

“…The authors in [8] carried out a similar study, but using long basalt fiber, and without studying the tribological properties.…”

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