The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail

The glass-reinforced fïbre (GRP) is composites made by reinforcing a resin with glass fïbre. They have two particuiar interesting characteristics. They can be given a mechanical strength greater than any other plastics composites, comparable on a weight basis with some metats and they also can be mo...

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Main Author: Ismail, Ismarul Nizam
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Language:English
Published: 2000
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102583/1/102583.pdf
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spelling my-uitm-ir.1025832024-09-23T03:57:20Z The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail 2000 Ismail, Ismarul Nizam The glass-reinforced fïbre (GRP) is composites made by reinforcing a resin with glass fïbre. They have two particuiar interesting characteristics. They can be given a mechanical strength greater than any other plastics composites, comparable on a weight basis with some metats and they also can be moulded without heat or pressure. The work present in these investigations carried out to determine the chemical resistance, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial GRP materials intended for fume cupboard production. The two materials used in these investigations are GeneralPurpose (G/P) and Perchloric Acid (P/A) fume cupboards supplied by SERVCO Resources Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam. The objectives of these investigations were to determine the changes in weight, thickness and physical appearance of the specimens after immersion in the chemical reagents, to determine the linear burning rate of the specimens, and to determine the flexural strength of the specimens, In these investigations, the specimens were exposed to various chemical reagents classified as mineral acids, organic acids, polar solvents and non-polar solvents. The changes in physical appearances are swelling, shrinlring and discoloration. For the fire retardant test, specimens were exposed to ftame for 30 s and the rate of the burning was determined from the distance the flame travelled and stopped. For the flexural strength test, Testometer Micro 500 was used at a loading edge moving rate of lOmm/min ± 2mm and deflection of 20mm. 2000 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102583/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102583/1/102583.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Applied Sciences
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description The glass-reinforced fïbre (GRP) is composites made by reinforcing a resin with glass fïbre. They have two particuiar interesting characteristics. They can be given a mechanical strength greater than any other plastics composites, comparable on a weight basis with some metats and they also can be moulded without heat or pressure. The work present in these investigations carried out to determine the chemical resistance, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial GRP materials intended for fume cupboard production. The two materials used in these investigations are GeneralPurpose (G/P) and Perchloric Acid (P/A) fume cupboards supplied by SERVCO Resources Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam. The objectives of these investigations were to determine the changes in weight, thickness and physical appearance of the specimens after immersion in the chemical reagents, to determine the linear burning rate of the specimens, and to determine the flexural strength of the specimens, In these investigations, the specimens were exposed to various chemical reagents classified as mineral acids, organic acids, polar solvents and non-polar solvents. The changes in physical appearances are swelling, shrinlring and discoloration. For the fire retardant test, specimens were exposed to ftame for 30 s and the rate of the burning was determined from the distance the flame travelled and stopped. For the flexural strength test, Testometer Micro 500 was used at a loading edge moving rate of lOmm/min ± 2mm and deflection of 20mm.
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author Ismail, Ismarul Nizam
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The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
author_facet Ismail, Ismarul Nizam
author_sort Ismail, Ismarul Nizam
title The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
title_short The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
title_full The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
title_fullStr The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
title_full_unstemmed The determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / Ismarul Nizam Ismail
title_sort determination of chemical resistance to chemical reagents, fire retardant and flexural strength of commercial glass reinforced fiber / ismarul nizam ismail
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi MARA
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publishDate 2000
url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/102583/1/102583.pdf
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