Development of an Epoxy Matrix Hybrid Composite with Astrocaryum Aculeatum (Tucumã) Endocarp and Kaolin from the Amazonas State in Brazil
Author:
Kieling Antonio Claudio1, de Macedo Neto José Costa2, del Pino Gilberto Garcia1ORCID, da Silva Barboza Ricardo3ORCID, Diáz Francisco Rolando Valenzuela4, Rivera José Luis Valin5ORCID, Fernández Meylí Valin6ORCID, Ketterer Cristobal Galleguillos5, Ortega Alvaro González5ORCID, Abarzúa Roberto Iquilio5
Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of Amazonas, Manaus 69850-020, Brazil 2. Department of Materials Engineering, State University of Amazonas, Manaus 69850-020, Brazil 3. Computer Engineering Department, State University of Amazonas, Manaus 69850-020, Brazil 4. Department of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-030, Brazil 5. Escuela de Ingeniería Mecánica, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340025, Chile 6. Department of Mechanical Engineering (DIM), Faculty of Engineering (FI), University of Concepción, Concepción 4030000, Chile
Abstract
Composites with natural lignocellulosic fillers are being cited as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional materials, as they combine lower costs with lower weight. In many tropical countries, such as Brazil, there is a considerable amount of lignocellulosic waste that is improperly discarded, which causes pollution of the environment. The Amazon region has huge deposits of clay silicate materials in the Negro River basin, such as kaolin, which can be used as fillers in polymeric composite materials. This work investigates a new composite material (ETK) made of epoxy resin (ER), powdered tucumã endocarp (PTE), and kaolin (K), without coupling agents, with the aim of producing a composite with lower environmental impact. The ETK samples, totaling 25 different compositions, were prepared by cold molding. Characterizations of the samples were performed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). In addition, the mechanical properties were determined via tensile, compressive, three-point flexural and impact tests. The FTIR and SEM results showed an interaction between ER, PTE, and K, and the incorporation of PTE and K reduced the mechanical properties of the ETK samples. Nonetheless, these composites can be considered potential materials to be used for sustainable engineering applications in which high mechanical strength is not a main requirement of the material.
Subject
Polymers and Plastics,General Chemistry
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