Materials Science and Engineering / Malzeme Bilimi ve Mühendisliği
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Conference Object The Shape and Size Effect of the Diatom Frustule Addition on the Compression Behavior of an Epoxy(Trans Tech Publications, 2018) Zeren, Doğuş; Kesici, Kutsal; Sukatar, Atakan; Güden, MustafaThe effects of the Achnanthes Taeniata and the diatomaceous earth (diatomite) frustules addition on the compressive strength of an epoxy matrix were investigated experimentally. The Achnanthes Taeniata frustules having relatively high length/diameter aspect ratio (2-4) were isolated and cultured in laboratory. While the as-received commercial natural diatomite frustules were non-homogenous in shape and size. The filling epoxy matrix with ~6 wt% of commercial natural diatomite increased the compressive strength from 60 MPa to 67 MPa, while the Achnanthes Taeniata frustules addition increased to 79 MPa. The increased compressive strength and modulus of the the Achnanthes Taeniata frustules filled epoxy was attributed to the higher aspect ratio and relatively strong bonding with the epoxy matrix. The more effective load transfer from the matrix to the Achnanthes Taeniata frustules associated with the enhanced interface bonding was also proved microscopically. The frustules were observed to pull-out on the fracture surface of the Achnanthes Taeniata frustules filled epoxy.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9The Increased Compression Strength of an Epoxy Resin With the Addition of Heat-Treated Natural Nano-Structured Diatom Frustules(SAGE Publications Inc., 2017) Zeren, Doğuş; Güden, MustafaNatural diatom frustules composing nanometer size silica particles were heat-treated at temperatures between 600 and 1200℃ for 2 h and used as filler/reinforcing agent (15 wt%) in an epoxy resin. The opal structure of as-received natural diatom frustules was transformed into cristobalite after the heat-treatment above 900℃. The epoxy resin test samples reinforced with heat-treated and as-received frustules and neat epoxy test samples were compression tested at the quasi-static strain rate of 7 × 10−3 s−1. The results showed that the inclusion of the frustules heat-treated at 1000℃ increased the compressive yield strength of the resin by 50%, while the addition of the diatom frustules heat-treated above and below 1000℃ and the as-received frustules increased the strength by ∼25% and 16%, respectively. The heat treatment above 1000℃ decreased the surface area of the frustules from 8.23 m2 g−1 to 3.46 m2 g−1. The cristobalite grains of the frustules heat-treated at 1000℃ was smaller than 100 nm, while the grain size increased to ∼500 nm at 1200℃. The increased compressive stresses of the resin at the specific heat treatment temperature (1000℃) were ascribed to nano size crystalline cristobalite grains. The relatively lower compressive stresses of the epoxy resin filled with frustules heat-treated above 1000℃ were attributed to the micro-cracking of the frustules that might be resulted from higher density of the cristobalite than that of the opal and accompanying reduction of the surface area and the surface pore sizes that might impair the resin-frustule interlocking and intrusion.Article Citation - WoS: 8Citation - Scopus: 9A New Method To Extend the Stress Response of Triboluminescent Crystals by Using Hydrogels(Elsevier Ltd., 2017) İncel, Anıl; Reddy, Subrayal M.; Demir, Mustafa MuammerPolyacrylamide hydrogel entrapment of EuD4TEA or Cu(NCS)(py)2(PPh3) radically extends the emission time of the triboluminescent (TL) crystalline particles by a factor of 103, optimized when matching the hydrophilic/hydrophobic characteristics of the TL/gel components. Triboluminescence intensity improves with hydration of the TL/hydrogel composite. The composites may be used in impact-related sensor applications.