Properties of cork particle reinforced sodium geopolymer composites

Daniel S. Roper, Gregory P. Kutyla, Waltraud M. Kriven

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Abstract

Cork is a very interesting material in that it has a Poisson’s ratio of nearly zero. Harvested from the Cork Oak, this material also has an exceptionally low density. The goal of this design was to create a geopolymer composite with elevated strength and strain properties when compared to sodium geopolymer. Its properties and viability as a structural material were determined through four-point flexure testing according to ASTM standards, where flexure stress and flexure strain were measured and compared for different weight percent of the cork-sodium geopolymer composite. High solids loading samples recorded an average flexural strength of 2.5 MPa, and yielded flexural strain as high as 1.5%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDevelopments in Strategic Ceramic Materials II - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 40th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2016
EditorsWaltraud M. Kriven, Jingyang Wang, Yanchun Zhou, Dongming Zhu, Gustavo Costa
PublisherAmerican Ceramic Society
Pages79-82
Number of pages4
Edition7
ISBN (Electronic)9781119274995, 9781119320135, 9781119320227, 9781119320241, 9781119321705, 9781119321743, 9781119321781
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017
EventDevelopments in Strategic Ceramic Materials II - 40th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2016 - Daytona Beach, United States
Duration: Jan 24 2016Jan 29 2016

Publication series

NameCeramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
Number7
Volume37
ISSN (Print)0196-6219

Other

OtherDevelopments in Strategic Ceramic Materials II - 40th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDaytona Beach
Period1/24/161/29/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Materials Chemistry

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