Fabrication of Novel Fibrous Monolithic Architectures through Coextrusion
Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Major
Ceramic Engineering
Research Advisor
Hilmas, Greg
Advisor's Department
Materials Science and Engineering
Funding Source
Dr. Greg Hilmas
Abstract
Novel fibrous monolithic architectures were fabricated through a coextrusion process. The purpose of this fabrication is to provide parts for mechanical testing in hopes of developing a material with unique mechanical properties. An alumina and zirconia system was used to make two different architectures. The first architecture is a quadrant structure, alternating quadrants of alumina and zirconia. The second structure is a spiral, with alternating layers of alumina and zirconia. The raw materials were incorporated with various plastics for fabrication. The parts were made by extruding filaments through two passes, packing them into a die, and pressing them into bars. The bars were put through a burnout schedule to remove the plastics, and then sintered at 1550 °C for one hour. SEM analysis was done on green and sintered parts, and mechanical testing will be done.
Biography
Sheena is a junior in Ceramic Engineering from Camdenton, MO. She is currently serving as the president of Keramos and is involved in Material Advantage. She is also involved in the UMR tennis club and the Women’s Leadership Institute.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Presentation Date
12 Apr 2006, 1:00 pm
Fabrication of Novel Fibrous Monolithic Architectures through Coextrusion
Novel fibrous monolithic architectures were fabricated through a coextrusion process. The purpose of this fabrication is to provide parts for mechanical testing in hopes of developing a material with unique mechanical properties. An alumina and zirconia system was used to make two different architectures. The first architecture is a quadrant structure, alternating quadrants of alumina and zirconia. The second structure is a spiral, with alternating layers of alumina and zirconia. The raw materials were incorporated with various plastics for fabrication. The parts were made by extruding filaments through two passes, packing them into a die, and pressing them into bars. The bars were put through a burnout schedule to remove the plastics, and then sintered at 1550 °C for one hour. SEM analysis was done on green and sintered parts, and mechanical testing will be done.
