Experimental Study on the Effect of Adding Glass waste to Pmma Polymer to Improve Mechanical and Optical Performance

Bahaa ِA. Kadhim; Mohammed Abdul-Nebi Thejeel

doi:10.30526/39.3.4382

Authors

Bahaa ِA. Kadhim Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science(Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0677-7403
Mohammed Abdul-Nebi Thejeel Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences(Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7849-6101

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30526/39.3.4382

Keywords:

Pmma/glass powder , Composite, Optical properties, Energy gap, Mechanical properties, Bending strength, Impact strength, Tensile and compression

Abstract

The composites has been prepared by hand lay-up method from the addition of glass waste powder to the polymer (pmma) polymethyl methacrylate .The particle size of ordinary glass powder (soda-lime) used as a reinforcing material was 231 nm and weight fractions are (0% ٫ 1% ٫ 3% ٫ 5%). X-ray diffraction test is used to observe crystal structure of pmma and glass powder which showed amorphous nature .Particle sizing test has been used to indicate size of glass powder grinding by mechanical method. Optical examinations were performed using a spectrometer (UV-Visible 1800 double) to analyze the optical properties. The results showed that the reinforced material slightly affected the transparency of the polymer in exchange for a decrease in the energy gap from 2.5 to 2.1ev. Mechanical examinations were performed, such as hardness, impact, bending, modules of elasticity, tensile, fracture toughness and compression .The results showed an improvement in mechanical properties as a result of these additives

Author Biographies

Bahaa ِA. Kadhim, Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science(Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

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Mohammed Abdul-Nebi Thejeel , Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences(Ibn-Al-Haitham), University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

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