TY - GEN
T1 - Preparation and Water Absorption Analysis of Polyurethane Foam Reinforced Sawdust Composites
AU - Benjamin, Tristan Joey
AU - Yu, Lih Jiun
AU - Thomas Raymond, Darrell Arvin
AU - Lai, Nai Yeen Gavin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Water absorption and structure of polyurethane foam being reinforced with sawdust was conducted by comparing the structure of the foam, which were the cell wall thickness and the cell size, against the properties of the foam which was the water absorbing and retention of the foam. The reason for reinforcing the foam with the filler is because polyurethane is not a water absorbing material and by reinforcing it with filler, that is water absorbent, it will help the polyurethane to be more water absorbent. Besides, this research will also determine the changes on the mechanical properties of the polyurethane foam. The combination of Polyol and Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate (MDI) produced the Polyurethane Foam. The filler, sawdust, was then reinforced into the mixture and left to be hardened. Once hardened, the foam underwent multiple tests such as water absorption test and water retention test. This is to determine if the property change is a positive change or a negative change. It was found that, with the increase in cell size and cell wall thickness, there was an increase in water retention of the foam. As for the cell size and wall thickness of the foam, there was a decrease in water absorption, up till a certain amount of added filler content, then the water absorption increased.
AB - Water absorption and structure of polyurethane foam being reinforced with sawdust was conducted by comparing the structure of the foam, which were the cell wall thickness and the cell size, against the properties of the foam which was the water absorbing and retention of the foam. The reason for reinforcing the foam with the filler is because polyurethane is not a water absorbing material and by reinforcing it with filler, that is water absorbent, it will help the polyurethane to be more water absorbent. Besides, this research will also determine the changes on the mechanical properties of the polyurethane foam. The combination of Polyol and Methylene Diphenyl Isocyanate (MDI) produced the Polyurethane Foam. The filler, sawdust, was then reinforced into the mixture and left to be hardened. Once hardened, the foam underwent multiple tests such as water absorption test and water retention test. This is to determine if the property change is a positive change or a negative change. It was found that, with the increase in cell size and cell wall thickness, there was an increase in water retention of the foam. As for the cell size and wall thickness of the foam, there was a decrease in water absorption, up till a certain amount of added filler content, then the water absorption increased.
KW - Mechanical Properties and Structure
KW - Polyurethane foam
KW - Sawdust
KW - Water Absorption and Retention
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85138007965&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-19-2890-1_31
DO - 10.1007/978-981-19-2890-1_31
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85138007965
SN - 9789811928895
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 317
EP - 326
BT - Enabling Industry 4.0 through Advances in Manufacturing and Materials - Selected Articles from iM3F 2021
A2 - Abdul Sani, Amiril Sahab
A2 - Osman Zahid, Muhammed Nafis
A2 - Mohamad Yasin, Mohamad Rusydi
A2 - Ismail, Siti Zubaidah
A2 - Mohd Zawawi, Mohd Zairulnizam
A2 - Abdul Manaf, Ahmad Rosli
A2 - Mohd Saffe, Siti Nadiah
A2 - Abd Aziz, Radhiyah
A2 - Mohd Turan, Faiz
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - Innovative Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Materials Forum, iM3F 2021
Y2 - 20 September 2021 through 20 September 2021
ER -