Investigation of fatigue and mechanical properties of the pipe grade poly(vinyl chloride) using recycled scraps

J. M. Lee, J. S. Moon, H. Lee, B. H. Choi

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    Abstract

    In this paper, the effect of using pre-consumer PVC scraps on static and long-term mechanical properties is studied. The degradation characteristics of mixing virgin PVC with crushed pre-consumer and PVC pipe scraps are analyzed using various tools including Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The variation of static mechanical properties as a function of adding pre-consumer PVC pipe scraps is investigated using the degradation analyses of recycled PVC scraps. In addition, fatigue tests are executed to evaluate the long-term durability of blending virgin PVC and recycled PVC scraps, and the fracture surface is investigated in detail to reveal the variation of the fracture mechanisms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)362-371
    Number of pages10
    JournalExpress Polymer Letters
    Volume9
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015 Apr 1

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    Keywords

    • Fatigue
    • Fractography
    • Poly(vinyl chloride)
    • Recycling
    • Thermal degradation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry

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