tensile strength of different plastics - srjcsrjcstaff.santarosa.edu/~yataiiya/e45/projects/strength...
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Original Plan
• Carbon Fiber: Tensile strength • Problem: Fixture needed for tensile machine
and different from previous semesters.
Last semesters problem:
Fixtures
• We designed a fixture to test carbon fiber. • Problem: No source to obtain carbon fiber. • Solution: Test plastics instead
Replacement for Carbon Fiber
Plastics collected around the world: • Polyethylene (two forms found)
– High density - Notebook – Low Density - Tarp
• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) – Pen case • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) – Shrink Wrap
PROBLEM!!
• Tested the plastics in the Tensile Machine • Plastics were not strong enough.
– Ripped before any measurement.
Different Way to Test
• The string machine. – Slightly altered the fixture for fitness and stability
• More precise – Added on small amounts of mass (200-1000 grams) – Measured stretch in cm – Could track change so it yielded better data
Low Density Polyethylene
• Used in: – Carrier bags – Bin liners – Packaging films – Tarp
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 0.11-0.45 GPa
Graph of Data for Low Density Polyethylene (Tarp)
Our Young’s Modulus: .290GPa
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
Stre
ss (G
Pa)
Strain
y = 0.2902x + 0.003 R² = 0.9667
00.005
0.010.015
0.020.025
0.030.035
0.040.045
0 0.1 0.2St
ress
(GPa
)
Strain
High Density Polyethylene
• Used in – Milk bottles – Bleach – Cleaners – Shampoo bottles – Notebook cover
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 0.8 GPa
Graph of Data for High density Polyethylene (Notebook)
Our Young’s Modulus: .937GPa
y = 0.9374x + 0.0346 R² = 0.8799
00.020.040.060.08
0.10.120.140.16
0 0.05 0.1 0.15St
ress
(GPa
) Strain
00.020.040.060.08
0.10.120.140.16
0 0.05 0.1 0.15
Stre
ss (G
Pa)
Strain
High Density Polyethylene
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 0.8 GPa
Our Young’s Modulus: .937GPa
Percent Difference: 14.6% Discrepancy because: -It barely stretched -Not enough mass to continue -Not enough space to add mass
Polyvinyl Chloride
• Used in – Pipes – Fittings – Window and door frames
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 0.05 GPa
Graph of Data for Polyvinyl Chloride (Pen Case)
Our Young’s Modulus: 0.158GPa
y = 0.1583x + 0.0044 R² = 0.96839
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0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0 0.2 0.4St
ress
(GPa
)
Strain
00.010.020.030.040.050.060.070.080.09
0 0.5 1
Stre
ss (G
Pa)
Strain
Polyvinyl Chloride
Our Value: 0.158
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 0.05
Percent Difference: 216% Discrepancy because of: -Could have been a combination of different plastics. Therefore there would be a different value for Young’s modulus.
Polyvinyl Chloride (shrink film) • Industrial shrink wrap containment of large plant equipment/components, • Scaffold wrap containment of buildings/bridges, • Building temporary shrink wrap structures for storage or other business
operational uses, Marine shrink wrapping of boats and other vehicles.
Graph of Data for PVC (shrink film)
0
0.05
0.1
0.15
0.2
0.25
0.3
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
Stre
ss (G
Pa)
Strain
y = 2.4814x - 0.0194 R² = 0.93998
00.020.040.060.08
0.10.120.140.160.18
0 0.05 0.1
Stre
ss (G
Pa)
Strain
Our Young’s Modulus: 2.5Gpa
Polyvinyl Chloride (shrink film)
Theoretical Young’s Modulus: 2.8GPa
Our value: 2.5GPa
Percent Difference: 11.1% Discrepancy because of: -Parallax -Thickness measurement
Comparing
• Highest to Lowest Young’s Modulus: • 2.5 GPa Film Wrap • .937 GPa Notebook • .290 GPa Tarp • .158 GPa Pen Case
LINK
• TYPES OF PLASTICS http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/types-plastic
• TYPE OF PACKAGE PLASTICS http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/types-plastic-packaging