Ceramic-matrix Composite Materials and Their Bending Properties

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Source: Sina Shahbazmohamadi and Peiman Shahbeigi-Roodposhti-Roodposhti, School of Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Bones are composites, made of a ceramic matrix and polymer fiber reinforcements. The ceramic contributes compressive strength, and the polymer provides tensile and flexural strength. By combining ceramic and polymer materials in different amounts, the body can create unique materials tailored for a specific application. As biomedical engineers, having the ability to replace and replicate bone due to disease or traumatic injury is a vital facet of medical science.

In this experiment we will create three different ceramic-matrix composites with plaster of Paris (which is a calcium sulfate compound), and allow them to undergo three-point bending test in order to determine which preparation is the strongest. The three composites are as follows: one comprised only of plaster of Paris, one with chopped glass shards mixed in a plaster matrix and lastly a plaster matrix with a fiberglass network embedded within it.

Procédure

1. Making one plain plaster sample

  1. Obtain a blue rubber mold from the instructor. Each mold can make 3 bar-shaped samples, the size of the each bar is roughly about 26 mm in the width, 43 mm in the length, and 10 mm in the thickness.
  2. Weigh 40 grams of dry plaster powder into a paper cup. Slowly add 20 ml of deionized water, and stir the slurry with a wooden stick, until a smooth consistency is achieved. Proceed immediately to step 3! The plaster starts to harden in ~5 minutes.

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Résultats

The overall objective of the series of aforementioned tests is to compare the different physical characteristics between various composite bone substitutes. Flexural strength and strain needs to be calculated using Equations 4 and 5, respectively. The stress and strain for each sample will be plotted in MATLAB. From this, the maximum flexural strength and the corresponding flexural strain can be found for each data set. The stress (σf1,

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Applications et Résumé

This experiment was designed to study flexural strength on three different kind of composite material. We fabricated three specimens with different reinforcement materials. The matrix was plaster of Paris (a calcium sulfate compound), and we used chopped glass fibers and fiberglass tape as reinforcements. We performed 3-point bending test on the fabricated specimens, and analyzed the achieved data, comparing the properties of composites made with long, oriented fibers vs. short random fibers.

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Tags
Ceramic matrix Composite MaterialsBending PropertiesReinforcement MaterialsOverall Bending StrengthCeramic MaterialsGlass FibersPolymer FibersArtificial Bone CompositesCompressive StrengthTensile StrengthFlexural StrengthSpecific ApplicationPlaster Of ParisThree point Bending TestExternal Force

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Overview

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Principles of Bending Strength of Materials

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Sample Preparation

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Experimental Procedure for the 3-point Bending Test

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Data Analysis and Results

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Applications

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