Mechanical Behavior of Plaster Composites Based on Rubber Particles from End-of-Life Tires Reinforced with Carbon Fibers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. End-of-Life Tire (ELT) Rubber Waste
2.1.2. Carbon Fibers
2.2. Dosages
2.3. Tests
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Shore C Hardness
3.2. Density
3.3. Flexural Strength
3.4. Compressive Strength
3.5. Young’s Modulus
3.6. Stress–Strain
3.7. Microstructure
4. Conclusions
5. Patents
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Mixing water | 75% |
Purity Index | 92% |
Mechanical flexural tensile strength | ≥3.5 |
Initial setting time (A/E = 0.8) | 6–12 min |
Final setting time (A/E = 0.8) | 20–25 min |
Whiteness index | >85% |
Granulometry | Retention <1% in a 200-micron mesh sieve according to UNE standard |
Water of crystallization | 5.2–6.2% |
Chemical Analysis: | Minimum (%) | Maximum (%) |
---|---|---|
Ketone extract | 10 | 20 |
NR/SR polymers | 40 | 55 |
Natural rubber (NR) | 21 | 42 |
Carbon black | 30 | 38 |
Ashes | 3 | 7 |
Sulfur | - | 5 |
Physical Properties | ||
Apparent density | 0.5 ± 0.05 g/cm³ | |
Water content | <0.75% in weight | |
Ferromagnetic materials | <0.01% in weight | |
Textile material content | <0.25% in weight | |
Other impurity content | <0.25% in weight |
Nominal Sieve Aperture | % Passes through Each Sieve | |
---|---|---|
Minimum% | Maximum% | |
0.800 | 100 | 100 |
0.500 | 50 | 80 |
0.250 | 5 | 30 |
0.125 | 0 | 10 |
0.063 | 0 | 5 |
Type of Fiber | Density (g/m3) | Length (mm) | Diameter (µm) | Modulus of Elasticity (GPa) | Ultimate Elongation (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Carbon | 1.95 | 12 | 100 | 230 | 2.1 |
Compound | % Rubber (Weight) | Rubber (g) | % Carbon Fiber (Weight) | Carbon Fiber (g) | w/g1 Ratio | Water (g) | Gypsum (g) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6-REF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 600 | 1000 |
0.6-R5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 600 | 950 |
0.6-R5-C1 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 0.6 | 600 | 940 |
0.6-R5-C1.5 | 5 | 50 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.6 | 600 | 935 |
0.6-R5-C2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 0.6 | 600 | 930 |
0.8-REF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 800 | 1000 |
0.8-R5 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 800 | 950 |
0.8-R5-C1 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 0.8 | 800 | 940 |
0.8-R5-C1.5 | 5 | 50 | 1.5 | 15 | 0.8 | 800 | 935 |
0.8-R5-C2 | 5 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 0.8 | 800 | 930 |
Compound | Superficial Hardness (Shore C) | Density (kg/m3) | Flexural Strength (MPa) | Compressive Strength (MPa) | Young’s Modulus (MPa) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6-REF | 89.57 | 1234.19 | 7.20 | 18.98 | 8961.41 |
0.6-R5 | 87.50 | 1175.49 | 6.04 | 13.97 | 7017.62 |
0.6-R5-C1 | 82.27 | 1140.95 | 11.78 | 13.16 | 6602.02 |
0.6-R5-C1.5 | 89.03 | 1156.69 | 13.12 | 12.63 | 7473.05 |
0.6-R5-C2 | 87.07 | 1088.68 | 9.40 | 11.15 | 6879.63 |
0.8-REF | 75.10 | 4.47 | 9.93 | 4973.57 | |
0.8-R5 | 66.47 | 943.88 | 3.38 | 6.03 | 4024.81 |
0.8-R5-C1 | 75.37 | 955.18 | 5.53 | 7.37 | 4682.46 |
0.8-R5-C1.5 | 76.13 | 944.27 | 5.92 | 7.77 | 4859.61 |
0.8-R5-C2 | 75.47 | 970.94 | 6.83 | 8.19 | 4982.98 |
w/g1 | REF | R5 | R5-C1 | R5-C1.5 | R5-C2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.6 | Resistance (MJ/m3) | 0.007 | 0.006 | 0.011 | 0.033 | 0.014 |
Toughness (MJ/m3) | 0.033 | 0.030 | 0.171 | 0.360 | 0.120 | |
0.8 | Resistance (MJ/m3) | 0.005 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.022 |
Toughness (MJ/m3) | 0.045 | 0.070 | 0.139 | 0.107 | 0.164 |
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Lozano-Díez, R.V.; López-Zaldívar, Ó.; Herrero-del-Cura, S.; Mayor-Lobo, P.L.; Hernández-Olivares, F. Mechanical Behavior of Plaster Composites Based on Rubber Particles from End-of-Life Tires Reinforced with Carbon Fibers. Materials 2021, 14, 3979. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143979
Lozano-Díez RV, López-Zaldívar Ó, Herrero-del-Cura S, Mayor-Lobo PL, Hernández-Olivares F. Mechanical Behavior of Plaster Composites Based on Rubber Particles from End-of-Life Tires Reinforced with Carbon Fibers. Materials. 2021; 14(14):3979. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143979
Chicago/Turabian StyleLozano-Díez, Rafael Vicente, Óscar López-Zaldívar, Sofía Herrero-del-Cura, Pablo Luís Mayor-Lobo, and Francisco Hernández-Olivares. 2021. "Mechanical Behavior of Plaster Composites Based on Rubber Particles from End-of-Life Tires Reinforced with Carbon Fibers" Materials 14, no. 14: 3979. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143979