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Flame retardant treated thermosets for composite materials used in transport industry
Novotný, Kamil ; Kučera, František (referee) ; Poláček, Petr (advisor)
First part of this bachelor‘s thesis contains a literature review, which describes basic mechanisms of flame retardancy, distribution of flame retardants into groups based on their composition and commercially available compounds. Experimental part studied the change of thermal stability and flammability of a thermoset resin with the adition of flame retardants. Change in mechanical properties of the resin was investigated as well. Epoxy resin was selected as a specimen of the resin group due to its excellent properties, which make it widely used in transportation industry. The main disadvantage of epoxy is its high flammability. The effect of two low cost, eco-friendly, easily applicable flame retardants was observed, namely expanded graphite and magnesium hydroxide. Materials were evaluated by a burning test, tensile test and thermogravimetric analysis. Overall, the additives caused a decrease in mechanical properties. Material with a combination of both compounds was found to be the least flammable, but had the worst mechanical properties.
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Composite materials with enhanced coefficient of linear attenuation of ionizing radiation
Novotný, Kamil ; Petruš, Josef (referee) ; Kučera, František (advisor)
Ionizing radiation has many useful applications in the fields of healthcare, food industry, nuclear energy and others but poses a hazard to human health in higher doses. In this work, composite materials with enhanced ionizing radiation attenuation properties were prepared. Unsaturated polyester resin was reinforced with inorganic fillers containing elements such as bismuth or barium. Morphology of the samples was studied using scanning electron microscopy. Theoretical values of mass attenuation coefficients were obtained for photon energies 662 keV and 1253 keV using the XCOM software. The attenuation of ionizing gamma radiation was experimentally measured using radioactive sources 137Cs and 60Co. Linear attenuation coefficients and half value layers of the materials were determined using the obtained data. Addition of the fillers improved the shielding properties of the matrix. Composite containing bismuth oxide achieved the highest values of linear and mass attenuation coefficients. The experimental results were found to be in good agreement with theoretical values. Moreover, influence of the fillers on impact toughness has been evaluated.
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Flame retardant treated thermosets for composite materials used in transport industry
Novotný, Kamil ; Kučera, František (referee) ; Poláček, Petr (advisor)
First part of this bachelor‘s thesis contains a literature review, which describes basic mechanisms of flame retardancy, distribution of flame retardants into groups based on their composition and commercially available compounds. Experimental part studied the change of thermal stability and flammability of a thermoset resin with the adition of flame retardants. Change in mechanical properties of the resin was investigated as well. Epoxy resin was selected as a specimen of the resin group due to its excellent properties, which make it widely used in transportation industry. The main disadvantage of epoxy is its high flammability. The effect of two low cost, eco-friendly, easily applicable flame retardants was observed, namely expanded graphite and magnesium hydroxide. Materials were evaluated by a burning test, tensile test and thermogravimetric analysis. Overall, the additives caused a decrease in mechanical properties. Material with a combination of both compounds was found to be the least flammable, but had the worst mechanical properties.
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