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Mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites at 200–1000 ℃

Show Author's Information Thamer ALOMAYRIa,b,  Les VICKERSa,  Faiz U. A. SHAIKHc,  It-Meng LOWa( )
Department of Imaging & Applied Physics, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
Department of Physics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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fracture toughness, mechanical properties, microstructures, geopolymer composites
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ALOMAYRI T, VICKERS L, SHAIKH FUA, et al. Mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites at 200–1000 ℃. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2014, 3(3): 184-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-014-0109-x
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Geopolymer composites containing woven cotton fabric (0–8.3 wt%) were fabricated using the hand lay-up technique, and were exposed to elevated temperatures of 200 ℃, 400 ℃, 600 ℃, 800 ℃ and 1000 ℃. With an increase in temperature, the geopolymer composites exhibited a reduction in compressive strength, flexural strength and fracture toughness. When heated above 600 ℃, the composites exhibited a significant reduction in mechanical properties. They also exhibited brittle behavior due to severe degradation of cotton fibres and the creation of additional porosity in the composites. Microstructural images verified the existence of voids and small channels in the composites due to fibre degradation.


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Mechanical properties of cotton fabric reinforced geopolymer composites at 200–1000 ℃

Show Author's information Thamer ALOMAYRIa,b, Les VICKERSa, Faiz U. A. SHAIKHc, It-Meng LOWa( )
Department of Imaging & Applied Physics, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
Department of Physics, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia
Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

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Geopolymer composites containing woven cotton fabric (0–8.3 wt%) were fabricated using the hand lay-up technique, and were exposed to elevated temperatures of 200 ℃, 400 ℃, 600 ℃, 800 ℃ and 1000 ℃. With an increase in temperature, the geopolymer composites exhibited a reduction in compressive strength, flexural strength and fracture toughness. When heated above 600 ℃, the composites exhibited a significant reduction in mechanical properties. They also exhibited brittle behavior due to severe degradation of cotton fibres and the creation of additional porosity in the composites. Microstructural images verified the existence of voids and small channels in the composites due to fibre degradation.

Keywords: fracture toughness, mechanical properties, microstructures, geopolymer composites

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Received: 09 April 2014
Revised: 15 May 2014
Accepted: 28 May 2014
Published: 02 September 2014
Issue date: September 2014

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The authors would like to thank Ms. E. Miller for the assistance with SEM.

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