Engineering and Technology Journal

In this research, some samples from Epoxy with Magnesium oxide and charcoal activated Particles as filler in different weight percent (1, 3, and 6) wt. % have been prepared. Chemical resistance test has been done using simple immersion test in different periods of time and the immersion done in different solutions (1N NaOH, 1N HCL and 25 g of NaCl per litter of distilled water). Shore (A) hardness tests were carried out on the prepared samples before and after the immersion into distilled water, (1N HCl) acid, (1N NaOH) and 25 g of NaCl per litter of distilled water with normality (1). The results exhibited increase in chemical resistance and hardnessvalues increase with increasing magnesium oxide and charcoal activated ratio. The maximum hardness was observed in the case of epoxy -6wt% MgOcomposites i.e. 108.8 and least chemical resistance in the case of pure epoxy being 4.885% in NaOH.

In this work, the effect of sodium chloride (NaCl) powder addition with different amounts on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-12 wt. %Si alloy was investigated. In this technique, modification by NaCl was used because of its availability and low price comparing to other modifiers such as Sr and Sb. A 1000 °C as pouring temperature of molten alloy was used. The present results showed that there is a significant change in the mechanical properties and microstructure compared with unmodified alloy. The optimum properties were found by adding 0.5wt% NaCl to the alloy, and also the modification of microstructure alloy. Mechanical properties and microstructure of Al-12wt. %Si alloys that poured from 1000 °C with NaCl additives were compared with the corresponding alloys but at 800 °C pouring temperature, it is found that alloys poured from 1000 °C have best properties as compared with the same alloys poured from 800 °C.

In the present study composites were prepared by Hand lay-up molding. The composites constituents were epoxy resin as the matrix, 6% volume fractions of Glass Fibers (G.F) as reinforcement and 3%, 6% of nature material (Rice Husk Ash, Carrot Powder, and Sawdust) as filler. Density, water absorption, hardness test, flexural strength, shear stress measurements and tests were conducted to reveal their values for each type of composite. True density results had shown an incremental increase with volume fraction increasing and water absorption, hardness, flexural strength and shear stress results had shown an incremental increase with volume fraction increasing with smaller particle size.