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Design Realization lecture 12

Design Realization lecture 12. John Canny 10/2/03. Last Week*. Introduction to materials: physical properties, density, strength, stiffness, thermal and electrical conduction. Metals: Steel, Aluminum, Brass. Ferromagnetism, solid, flexible and liquid magnets. This time.

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Design Realization lecture 12

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  1. Design Realization lecture 12 John Canny 10/2/03

  2. Last Week* • Introduction to materials: physical properties, density, strength, stiffness, thermal and electrical conduction. • Metals: Steel, Aluminum, Brass. • Ferromagnetism, solid, flexible and liquid magnets.

  3. This time • One more metals topic: shape memory alloy. • Introduction to plastics.

  4. Shape-Memory Alloy • Two main metal phases are shown below:

  5. Shape-Memory Alloy • In steel, the martensite/austenite transition is influenced by alloying, cold-working etc. • In shape memory allow, the transition is caused by a small change in temperature. • The best-known shape memory allow is Nitinol NiTi (Nickel Titanium).

  6. Shape-Memory Alloy • The austenite is stiffer and has lower volume. • Heating SMA wire causes it to contract with some force. Strains of 3-5% are typical.

  7. Shape-Memory Alloy • Nitinol has the following attributes:

  8. Plastics • Plastics exhibit an incredible variety of properties due to their rich chemical makeup. • They are inexpensive to produce, and easy to mold, cast, or machine. • Their properties can be expanded even further in composites with other materials.

  9. Polymer chemistry • Polymers are chain molecules. They are built up from simple units called monomers. • E.g. polyethylene is built from ethylene units: which are assembled into long chains:

  10. Polymer structure • The polymer chain layout determines a lot of material properties: • Amorphous: • Crystalline:

  11. Cross-linking • Generally, amorphous polymers are weak. • Cross-linking adds strength: vulcanized rubber is polyisoprene with sulphur cross-links:

  12. Branched polymers • Polymer chains can branch: • Or the fibers may aligned parallel, as in fibers and some plastic sheets.

  13. Copolymers • Polymers often have two different monomers along the chain – they are called copolymers. • With three different units, we get a terpolymer. This gives us an enormous design space…

  14. 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 Temperature Glass-rubber-liquid • Amorphous plastics have a complex thermal profile with 3 typical states: Glass phase (hard plastic) Leathery phase Log(stiffness)Pa Rubber phase (elastomer) Liquid

  15. Thermoplastics • Polymers which melt and solidify without chemical change are called thermoplastics. • They support hot-forming methods such as injection-molding and importantly for us, FDM.

  16. Thermoset plastics • Polymers which irreversibly change when heated are called thermosets. • Most often, the change involves cross-linking which strengthens the polymer (setting). • Thermosets will not melt, and have good heat resistance. • They are often made from multi-part compounds and formed before setting (e.g. epoxy resin). • Setting accelerates with heat, or for some polymers with UV light.

  17. Notable plastics - Polyethylene • Probably most common plastic – glad bags and packing material, children’s toys – thermoplastic • Simple formula: • Not quite amorphous! (demo) • Glass transition -130 to -80 C • Melting point 130 C • Tensile yield (strength) 25 MPa • Tensile modulus (stiffness) 1 GPa (soft) • Density 0.95

  18. Notable plastics - Acrylic • Most common optical plastic - refractive index very close to glass (1.5), aka Plexiglas, Lucite • Full name polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). • Also an important fiber, paint. • Glass transition 110 C • Melting point 130 C • Tensile yield 50 MPa • Tensile modulus 30 GPa • Density 1.15 • Excellent laser cutter material!

  19. Notable plastics – contd. • ABS – popular construction thermoplastic, used in FDM machines. • PVC – plumbing pipes, electrical insulation. • Nylon – most important fiber. • Polyester – 70s disco clothing – plastic bottles. • Polystyrene – computer housings, toys, also made into foam (Styrofoam). • Polycarbonate – strong, refractive index > glass, eyeglass material. A thermoset plastic. • Cellulose – natural wood fiber.

  20. Elastomers • Elastomers are synthetic rubbers E < 1 GPa • Polyurethane – used in pillows and cushions. • Silicones – used for caulking and Space Shuttle heat tiles. Silicones are inorganic with an S-O backbone. • Fluoroelastomers – good electrical insulators.

  21. High performance plastics • PTFE – Polytetrafluoroethylene – aka Teflonlong name, simple structure: • Exceptional resistance to solvents, great lubricant, nothing sticks to it! • The fluorine-carbon bonds are very strong, fluorines protect carbon backbone. • High melting point 330 C • High electrical breakdown – artificial muscle. • Technically a thermoplastic, but hard to process.

  22. High performance plastics • Kevlar is an aramid polymer: • Chains are stiff and straight. • Highly crystalline polymer, difficult to process. • Melting temperature 500 C • Tensile strength 3.6 GPa, about 4x steel!

  23. High performance plastics • Epoxy resin is made from the2-part kits. • It’s the basis of composites like fiberglass, carbon fiber composites etc. • Apart from an excellent glue, it is an important molding compound for rapid prototyping. • Tensile strength 60 MPa • Stiffness 2.6 GPa

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