Sains Malaysiana 44(6)(2015):
869–874
Effect of Sodium
Bicarbonate as Blowing Agent on Production of Epoxy Shape Memory Foam using
Aqueous Processing Method
(Kesan Natrium Bikarbonat sebagai Agen Tiupan kepada Penghasilan Buih Ingatan
Bentuk Epoksi menggunakan Kaedah Akueus)
MUHAMMAD SYAZWAN FAUZI, DU N.U. LAN*, HAKIMAH OSMAN
& SUPRI A. GHANI
School
of Material Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Kompleks Taman Muhibah, Jejawi 2, 02600
Perlis, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 15 Januari 2014/Diterima: 15
November 2014
ABSTRACT
Epoxy shape memory foam
(ESM) was produced by an advanced aqueous method. Mixture
of epoxy, sodium bicarbonate, hardener and ammonium chloride was
premixed and emulsified in distilled water
by using high speed stirring (at 1200 rpm). The content of sodium
bicarbonate used was 5, 10, 15 and 20 phr. Besides that, ammonium
chloride was used (based on stoichiometrical content) to also function as acidifying
agent in initiating the decomposition process of sodium bicarbonate
at lower foaming temperature. The foam morphology was observed using
SEM.
It was found that higher sodium bicarbonate produced more porosity,
more cell size, thinner cell wall and more cell interconnection.
Epoxy shape memory foam with 10 phr
of sodium bicarbonate exhibited good shape memory property and better
compression set. Shape memory behaviour
was measured by the recovered time of the transformed sample to
its original shape.
Keywords: Aqueous
method; compression set; compression test; epoxy shape memory foams; sodium
bicarbonate
ABSTRAK
Buih ingatan bentuk
epoksi (ESM) telah
dihasilkan dengan
kaedah akueus. Campuran epoksi, natrium
bikarbonat, pengeras
dan amonium klorida
telah dipracampur
dan diemulsi di dalam air suling dengan menggunakan kelajuan pengacau yang tinggi (pada 1200 ppm).
Kandungan
natrium bikarbonat yang digunakan ialah 5, 10, 15 dan 20 bsr. Di samping itu, amonium
klorida telah
digunakan (berdasarkan kandungan stoikiometrik) juga berfungsi sebagai agen pengasidan
dalam memulakan
proses penguraian natrium bikarbonat pada suhu lebih rendah.
Morfologi
buih telah diperhatikan
dengan menggunakan
SEM.
Didapati bahawa
natrium bikarbonat yang lebih tinggi menghasilkan
lebih keliangan,
saiz sel yang lebih,
dinding sel
yang nipis dan sambungan
antara sel
yang banyak. Buih ingatan bentuk epoksi dengan 10 bsr natrium bikarbonat
menunjukkan ingatan bentuk yang baik
dan set mampatan lebih baik. Tingkah laku
ingatan bentuk untuk berubah
kepada bentuk asal
diukur masanya.
Kata kunci: Buih ingatan bentuk epoksi; kaedah akueus; natrium bikarbonat; set mampatan; ujian mampatan
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat;
email: uylan@unimap.edu.my
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