PMID- 36432957
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20221213
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 22
DP  - 2022 Nov 9
TI  - Impact of Micro Silica Filler Particle Size on Mechanical Properties of Polymeric 
      Based Composite Material.
LID - 10.3390/polym14224830 [doi]
LID - 4830
AB  - In this study, silica in the form of raw local natural sand was added to 
      high-density-polyethylene (HDPE) in order to develop a composite material in the 
      form of sheets that could have potential applications in thin film industries, 
      such as packaging, or recycling industries, such as in 3D printing. The 
      silica/HDPE composite sheets were developed using a melt extruder followed by 
      using a hot press for compression molding. The impact of two different particle 
      sizes (25 microm and 5 microm) of the silica particles on selected properties such as 
      toughness, elastic modulus, ductility, and composite density were analyzed. A 
      considerable increase in the toughness and elastic modulus was observed from 0 
      wt% to 20 wt% with a 25 microm filler size. However, a general decreasing trend was 
      observed in the material's toughness and elastic modulus with decreasing particle 
      size. A similar trend was observed for the ductility and the tensile strength of 
      the sheets prepared from both filler particle sizes. In terms of the composite 
      density, as the filler was increased from 20 wt% to 50 wt%, an increase in the 
      composite densities was noticed for both particle sizes. Additionally, the sheets 
      developed with 25 microm particle size had a slightly higher density than the 5 microm 
      particle size, which is expected as the size can account for the higher weight. 
      Results from this work aim to analyze the use of local sand as a filler material 
      that can contribute towards maximizing the potential of such composite materials 
      developed in extrusion industries.
FAU - Siraj, Sidra
AU  - Siraj S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5995-9190
AD  - Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates 
      University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Al-Marzouqi, Ali H
AU  - Al-Marzouqi AH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0008-6978
AD  - Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates 
      University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Iqbal, Muhammad Z
AU  - Iqbal MZ
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5369-5588
AD  - Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates 
      University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
FAU - Ahmed, Waleed
AU  - Ahmed W
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8294-0981
AD  - Engineering Requirements Unit (ERU), College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates 
      University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.
LA  - eng
GR  - 21N221/United Arab Emirates University/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221109
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC9697505
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HDPE
OT  - composite
OT  - polymer
OT  - sand
OT  - sheets
OT  - silica
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/11/27 06:00
MHDA- 2022/11/27 06:01
PMCR- 2022/11/09
CRDT- 2022/11/26 01:33
PHST- 2022/09/28 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/11/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/11/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/11/26 01:33 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/11/27 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/11/27 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/11/09 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym14224830 [pii]
AID - polymers-14-04830 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym14224830 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2022 Nov 9;14(22):4830. doi: 10.3390/polym14224830.