Background and Objectives: Kefiran (Kef) is a water-soluble polysaccharide that can form transparent film however, it is brittle. Therefore, in order to improve the mechanical properties of kefiran film, a mixture with other polymers can be offered. The expansion of mixed systems can propose kefiran and polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) as a new composite film. Materials and Methods: Solutions of 20 gr...

The objective of this work was to study the influence cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) on physical, mechanical, and thermal properties Jatropha oil-based waterborne polyurethane (WBPU) nanocomposite films. polyol produce synthesized from crude oil through epoxidation ring-opening method. chain extender, 1,6-hexanediol, used improve film elasticity by 0.1, 0.25, 0.5 wt.% CNF loading incorporated enha...

abstract: in this study, al 2 o 3 –sic nanocomposites have been fabricated by mixing of alumina powder containing 0.05% weight magnesium oxide and silicon carbide nano powders, followed by hot pressing at 1650 0 c. the mechanical properties of al 2 o 3 -sic nanocomposites containing different volume fraction (2.5, 5, 7.5, 10 and 15%) of nano scale sic particles were investigated and compared wi...

there is a worldwide interest in using fibers of different types in concrete mixtures. in this regard, as the use of pet fibers has gradually increased during the last decade, this study aims to investigate the effects of pet fibers on the mechanical properties of hardened concrete and the workability of fresh concrete. to this end, different contents of pet fibers (pc= %0, %0.5, %1 and %1.5) a...

in the current study an experimental/statistical approach addressing key mechanical properties (compressive, tensile and flexural strength) and impact resistance of such new fibers with inclusion of different volume of polyphenylene sulfide (pps) fibers has been carried out on 288 specimens. results from this study revealed that compressive, tensile and flexural strength exhibit a good fit with...

a novel starch/poly (vinyl alcohol)/nano-titanium dioxide (st/pva/nano-tio2) biodegradable nanocomposite film was prepared by homogeneously dispersed tio2 nanoparticles in different ratios of starch/pva-based materials, via a solution casting method. glycerol was used as plasticizer. the mechanical and thermal properties of films were studied using tensile and perforation strength tests and the...

in this research, al-ni particle composite strips are formed by accumulative roll bonding (arb) process using al strips and ni powder. the rule of arb cycles and volume percentage (vol%) of ni powder on the microstructure, wear resistance and mechanical properties of the formed composites are investigated. according to the tensile test results, the yield stress and tensile strengths of the al -...

background: characterizing the mechanical properties of brain tissue is deemed important for developing a comprehensive knowledge of the mechanisms underlying brain diseases. mechanical properties of very soft tissues, such as brain until recently have been attracted the attention of researchers because these tissues do not tolerate mechanical loads. the mechanical properties of brain tissue, h...

application of supramolecular polymer blending in preparation of materialswith adjustable mechanical properties is addressed. it is anticipated that the microstructure and properties of polymer blends are drastically controlled by the inter-molecular interactions. on this basis, the effect of strongly dimerising ureidopyrimidinone end groups (upy) with the capability of quadruple hydrogen bondi...

in this investigation, the mechanical properties of the blends of blown bitumen110/10, heavy vacuum slops (h.v.s), bitumen 60/70 penetration grade and isotactic polypropylene (ipp) were studied for the first time. our results showed that modulus varies non-linearly and at certain asphaltenes contents a peak appears. considering these phenomena it is revealed that in the absence of ipp, interact...