Reinforcement Effects of Shear Thickening Fluid over Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimentals
2.1. Material
2.2. Preparation of Samples
2.2.1. Nonwoven Fabrics
2.2.2. Preparation of Composite Nonwoven Fabrics
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Morphological Characterization
2.3.2. Tensile Strength Test
2.3.3. Tearing Strength Test
2.3.4. Bursting Strength Test
2.3.5. Dynamic Impact Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological Characterization
3.2. Tensile Strength of STF Composite Nonwoven Fabrics
3.3. Tearing Strength of STF Composite Nonwoven Fabrics
3.4. Bursting Strength of STF Composite Nonwoven Fabrics
3.5. Dynamic Impact Strength of STF Composite Nonwoven Fabrics
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Specifications | |
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Fire-retardant polyester fibers (wt%) | 50 |
Nomex recycle woven selvedge (wt%) | 20 |
Low melting polyester fibers (wt%) | 30 |
Needle punching times (needle/min) | 200 |
Needle punching depth (cm) | 1.75 |
Basis weight (g/m2) | 300 |
Hot pressing temperature (°C) | 140 |
STF Concentration (wt%) | Tensile Strength (N) | Tearing Strength (N) | ||
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MD | CD | MD | CD | |
None | 67.9 ± 6.0 | 153.0 ± 8.8 | 104.3 ± 4.7 | 136.1 ± 11.9 |
30 | 121.3 ± 5.3 | 280.1 ± 9.5 | 112.2 ± 5.7 | 180.4 ± 12.8 |
35 | 128.6 ± 3.2 | 304.2 ± 9.7 | 122.6 ± 5.5 | 215.0 ± 6.7 |
40 | 137.5 ± 5.8 | 330.4 ± 7.2 | 141.3 ± 8.1 | 246.3 ± 6.8 |
STF Concentration (wt%) | Bursting Strength (N) | Dynamic Impact (N) |
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None | 512.0 ± 10.6 | 207.7 ± 12.5 |
30 | 557.7 ± 9.8 | 249.2 ± 13.5 |
35 | 662.6 ± 12.1 | 315.6 ± 14.1 |
40 | 713.8 ± 11.8 | 324.3 ± 4.7 |
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Huang, C.-H.; Chien, C.-H.; Shiu, B.-C.; Chen, Y.-S.; Lin, J.-H.; Lou, C.-W. Reinforcement Effects of Shear Thickening Fluid over Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics. Polymers 2022, 14, 4816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224816
Huang C-H, Chien C-H, Shiu B-C, Chen Y-S, Lin J-H, Lou C-W. Reinforcement Effects of Shear Thickening Fluid over Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics. Polymers. 2022; 14(22):4816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224816
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Chen-Hung, Chih-Hua Chien, Bing-Chiuan Shiu, Yueh-Sheng Chen, Jia-Horng Lin, and Ching-Wen Lou. 2022. "Reinforcement Effects of Shear Thickening Fluid over Mechanical Properties of Nonwoven Fabrics" Polymers 14, no. 22: 4816. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14224816