Abstract
Polystyrene-Zinc oxide microcomposites have been prepared for Mechanical study. The Zinc oxide micro particles were added to polystyrene by different concentrations that are (3, 5, and 7) by weight percent of the pure polymeric matrix. Solution casting method is used for preparing such composites. Different Mechanical properties of (PS-ZnO) microcomposites have been measured. Stress strain Curve is investigated for both pure Polystyrene and its composites with zinc oxide.
The results showed that the Tensile Strength varies with the increase of ZnO in a specific way. Elongation at break of (PS-ZnO) micro composites increase with increase the content of (ZnO). An explanation of such behavior in tensile strength as well as Elongation at break has been discussed.
Subject
Environmental Engineering
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