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An overview on manufacturing and properties of syntactic foams made of ceramic hollow microspheres and starch
Author/Creator
Islam, M. M.;  Kim, H. S.
Institution
The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, School of Engineering
Description
Manufacturing and properties of novel syntactic foams made of ceramic hollow microspheres and starch are overviewed. Various parameters in relation to two different manufacturing processes are discussed. Theoretical relations based on a statistical model for pre-mould processing are presented. The relations are compared with experimental/numerical data for various microspheres and shown to be capable of predicting effects of microsphere size on volume expansion rate under various cdnditions arising from starch content in binder and initial bulk volume of microspheres. A two-step manufacturing process viz. moulding and forming is suggested for syntactic foam dimensional control. Compressive and flexliral failure behaviours of the manufactured foams are also reviewed. Some conditions of relativity arising from properties of constituents leading to the rule of mixtures relations for compressive strength and to understanding of compressive/transitional failure behaviour are presented. Hygroscopic behaviour of syntactic foam panels is discussed.
Relation
20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20). Futures in Mechanics of Structures and Materials: Proceedings of the 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (Toowoomba, Qld 2-5 December, 2008) p. 301-307
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http://www.usq.edu.au/ceefc/acmsm20
Date
2009
Publisher
CRC Press
Keyword(s)
syntactic foams;  ceramic hollow microspheres;  starch;  foam manufacturing;  foam properties
Resource Type
conference paper
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/920424
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ISBN:9780415491969
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